diff --git a/pisi/atomicoperations.py b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
index c66b84aa..06e82bee 100644
--- a/pisi/atomicoperations.py
+++ b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ _ = __trans.ugettext
 
 import os
 import shutil
+import zipfile
 
 import pisi
 import pisi.context as ctx
@@ -123,8 +124,11 @@ class Install(AtomicOperation):
             ignore_file_conflicts = ctx.get_option('ignore_file_conflicts')
         self.ignore_file_conflicts = ignore_file_conflicts
         self.package_fname = package_fname
-        self.package = pisi.package.Package(package_fname)
-        self.package.read()
+        try:
+            self.package = pisi.package.Package(package_fname)
+            self.package.read()
+        except zipfile.BadZipfile:
+            raise zipfile.BadZipfile(self.package_fname)
         self.metadata = self.package.metadata
         self.files = self.package.files
         self.pkginfo = self.metadata.package
diff --git a/pisi/operations/install.py b/pisi/operations/install.py
index 70aecb24..de2c6b19 100644
--- a/pisi/operations/install.py
+++ b/pisi/operations/install.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import zipfile
 
 import gettext
 __trans = gettext.translation('pisi', fallback=True)
@@ -145,8 +146,8 @@ def install_pkg_files(package_URIs, reinstall = False):
     d_t = {}
     dfn = {}
     for x in package_URIs:
-        package = pisi.package.Package(x)
         try:
+            package = pisi.package.Package(x)
             package.read()
         except zipfile.BadZipfile:
             # YALI needed to get which file is broken