--- pm-utils-git/pm/pm-functions.in.ORIG	2010-12-07 23:06:42.558754000 -0430
+++ pm-utils-git/pm/pm-functions.in	2010-12-07 23:16:22.958754000 -0430
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@
 	# rest of args passed to hook unchanged.
 	log "Running hook $*:"
 	hook_ok "$1" && "$@"
+	local status=$?
 	log ""
 	log -n "$*: " 
-	hook_exit_status $? && LAST_HOOK="${1##*/}" || inhibit
+	hook_exit_status $status && LAST_HOOK="${1##*/}" || inhibit
 }
 
 if profiling; then