diff --git a/pisi/api.py b/pisi/api.py
index 0f0479d8..9a8484fb 100644
--- a/pisi/api.py
+++ b/pisi/api.py
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ def init(database = True, options = None, ui = None ):
     import pisi.config
     ctx.config = pisi.config.Config(options)
 
+    if ctx.config.options and not ctx.config.options.ignore_comar:
+        # FIXME: just try for others (that don't use comar)
+        try:
+            import comar
+            ctx.comard = comar.Link()
+        except ImportError:
+            print "INSTALL COMARD!"
+            print "skipping COMAR connection for now..."
+        except comar.Error:
+            print "NEXT TIME RUN COMARD FIRST!"
+            print "skipping COMAR connection for now..."
+
     if ui is None:
         if options:
             pisi.context.ui = pisi.cli.CLI(options.debug)
diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index 300bdf96..94fa23b6 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class Command(object):
         p.add_option("-D", "--destdir", action="store")
         p.add_option("", "--yes-all", action="store_true",
                      default=False, help = "assume yes in all yes/no queries")
+        p.add_option("", "--ignore-comar", action="store_true",
+                     default=False, help="bypass comar configuration agent")
         p.add_option("-u", "--username", action="store")
         p.add_option("-p", "--password", action="store")
         p.add_option("-P", action="store_true", dest="getpass", default=False,
@@ -276,22 +278,24 @@ class PackageOp(Command):
         super(PackageOp, self).__init__()
 
     def options(self):
-        self.parser.add_option("", "--ignore-comar", action="store_true",
-                               default=False, help="bypass comar configuration agent")
+        pass
 ##        self.parser.add_option("", "--ignore-dependency",
 ##                               action="store_true",
 ##                               default=False, help="death")
 
     def init(self):
         super(PackageOp, self).init(True)
-        import pisi
-        if not self.options.ignore_comar:
-            import comar
-            try:
-                ctx.comard = comar.Link() # context
-            except comar.Error:
-                ctx.ui.error('Comar error encountered\n')
-                self.die()
+        pass
+# ctx.comard should be initialized in pisi.api for other interfaces to
+# use it!
+#        import pisi
+#         if not self.options.ignore_comar:
+#             import comar
+#             try:
+#                 ctx.comard = comar.Link() # context
+#             except comar.Error:
+#                 ctx.ui.error('Comar error encountered\n')
+#                 self.die()
                 
     def finalize(self):
         #self.finalize_db()
diff --git a/pisi/install.py b/pisi/install.py
index 4e4d6301..16d329d9 100644
--- a/pisi/install.py
+++ b/pisi/install.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class Installer:
         self.reinstall()
         self.extract_install()
         self.store_pisi_files()
-        self.register_comar_scripts()
+        if ctx.comard:
+            self.register_comar_scripts()
         self.update_databases()
 
     def check_requirements(self):
@@ -157,15 +158,21 @@ class Installer:
     def register_comar_scripts(self):
         "register COMAR scripts"
 
+        com = ctx.comard
+
         for pcomar in self.metadata.package.providesComar:
             scriptPath = os.path.join(self.package.comar_dir(),pcomar.script)
             ctx.ui.info("Registering COMAR script %s" % pcomar.script)
-            # FIXME: We must check the result of the command (possibly
-            # with id?)
-            if comard:
-                comard.register(pcomar.om,
-                                self.metadata.package.name,
-                                scriptPath)
+
+            com.register(pcomar.om,
+                         self.metadata.package.name,
+                         scriptPath)
+            while 1:
+                reply = com.read_cmd()
+                if reply[0] == com.RESULT:
+                    break
+                elif reply[1] == com.ERROR:
+                    raise InstallError, "COMAR.register failed!"
 
 
     def update_databases(self):
diff --git a/pisi/operations.py b/pisi/operations.py
index cde7ddda..e0af44c1 100644
--- a/pisi/operations.py
+++ b/pisi/operations.py
@@ -32,8 +32,18 @@ def remove_single(package_name):
         raise Exception('Trying to remove nonexistent package '
                         + package_name)
     if ctx.comard:
-        ctx.comard.remove(package_name)
-        ctx.comard.call("System.Package", "preremove")
+        com = ctx.comard
+
+# TODO: run preremove scripts...
+#        com.call("System.Package", "preremove")
+        com.remove(package_name)
+        while 1:
+            reply = com.read_cmd()
+            if reply[0] == com.RESULT:
+                break
+            elif reply[1] == com.ERROR:
+                raise Error, "COMAR.remove failed!"
+
     for fileinfo in ctx.installdb.files(package_name).list:
         fpath = os.path.join(ctx.config.destdir, fileinfo.path)
         # TODO: We have to store configuration files for futher