diff --git a/client/triggerTools.py b/client/triggerTools.py
index 61624ef46..d93ff216e 100644
--- a/client/triggerTools.py
+++ b/client/triggerTools.py
@@ -679,6 +679,10 @@ def set_binutils_profile(profile):
    @output: returns int() as exit status
 '''
 def generate_icons_cache(cachedir):
+    if not etpConst['systemroot']:
+        myroot = "/"
+    else:
+        myroot = etpConst['systemroot']+"/"
     if os.access('/usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache',os.X_OK):
 	os.system('ROOT="'+myroot+'" /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache -qf '+cachedir)
     return 0
diff --git a/client/uiTools.py b/client/uiTools.py
index ceae8da0e..0914e7e67 100644
--- a/client/uiTools.py
+++ b/client/uiTools.py
@@ -1117,7 +1117,8 @@ def removePackages(packages = [], atomsdata = [], deps = True, deep = False, sys
         dumpTools.dumpobj(etpCache['remove'],resume_cache)
         
         # unload dict
-        del etpRemovalTriggers[infoDict['removeatom']]
+        if not returnQueue:
+            del etpRemovalTriggers[infoDict['removeatom']]
     
     if not (etpUi['quiet'] or returnQueue): print_info(red(" @@ ")+blue("All done."))