diff --git a/pisi/atomicoperations.py b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
index d1d8ec01..20c29d6c 100644
--- a/pisi/atomicoperations.py
+++ b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
@@ -81,10 +81,16 @@ class Install(AtomicOperation):
         if self.metadata.package.providesComar and ctx.comar:
             import pisi.comariface as comariface
             self.register_comar_scripts()
-            ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.configuring, package = self.pkginfo, files = self.files)
-            comariface.run_postinstall(self.pkginfo.name)
-            ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.configured, package = self.pkginfo, files = self.files)
 
+        self.config_later = False
+        if 'Comar' in self.metadata.package.providesComar:
+            if ctx.comar:
+                ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.configuring, package = self.pkginfo, files = self.files)
+                comariface.run_postinstall(self.pkginfo.name)
+                ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.configured, package = self.pkginfo, files = self.files)
+            else:
+                self.config_later = True
+        
         txn = ctx.dbenv.txn_begin()
         try:
             self.update_databases(txn)
@@ -243,6 +249,7 @@ class Install(AtomicOperation):
                           self.metadata.package.release,
                           self.metadata.package.build,
                           self.metadata.package.distribution,
+                          self.config_later, 
                           False,
                           txn)
 
@@ -430,12 +437,13 @@ def virtual_install(metadata, files, txn):
     
     # installdb
     ctx.installdb.install(metadata.package.name,
-                         metadata.package.version,
-                         metadata.package.release,
-                         metadata.package.build,
-                         metadata.package.distribution,
-                         True,
-                         txn)
+                          metadata.package.version,
+                          metadata.package.release,
+                          metadata.package.build,
+                          metadata.package.distribution,
+                          False,
+                          True,
+                          txn)
 
     # filesdb
     ctx.filesdb.add_files(metadata.package.name, files, txn)
diff --git a/pisi/installdb.py b/pisi/installdb.py
index 8491ef8c..f82eeae4 100644
--- a/pisi/installdb.py
+++ b/pisi/installdb.py
@@ -145,18 +145,22 @@ class InstallDB:
         else:
             return False
 
-    def install(self, pkg, version, release, build, distro = "", rebuild=False, txn = None):
+    def install(self, pkg, version, release, build, distro = "", 
+                config_later = False, rebuild=False, txn = None):
         """install package with specific version, release, build"""
         pkg = str(pkg)
         def proc(txn):
             if self.is_installed(pkg, txn):
                 raise InstallDBError(_("Already installed"))
-            if ctx.config.get_option('ignore_comar'):
+            if config_later:
                 state = 'ip'
                 self.dp.put(pkg, True, txn)
             else:
                 state = 'i'
 
+            # FIXME: it might be more appropriate to pass date
+            # as an argument, or installation data afterwards
+            # to do this -- exa
             if not rebuild:
                 import time
                 ctime = time.localtime()