diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
index 5ee6464e6..0d493275e 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
@@ -169,10 +169,7 @@ install_bundle (FlatpakDir *dir,
   if (!flatpak_transaction_run (transaction, cancellable, error))
     {
       if (g_error_matches (*error, FLATPAK_ERROR, FLATPAK_ERROR_ABORTED))
-        {
-          g_clear_error (error);
-          return TRUE;
-        }
+        g_clear_error (error); /* Don't report on stderr */
 
       return FALSE;
     }
@@ -246,10 +243,7 @@ install_from (FlatpakDir *dir,
   if (!flatpak_transaction_run (transaction, cancellable, error))
     {
       if (g_error_matches (*error, FLATPAK_ERROR, FLATPAK_ERROR_ABORTED))
-        {
-          g_clear_error (error);
-          return TRUE;
-        }
+        g_clear_error (error); /* Don't report on stderr */
 
       return FALSE;
     }
@@ -521,10 +515,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_install (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GErro
   if (!flatpak_transaction_run (transaction, cancellable, error))
     {
       if (g_error_matches (*error, FLATPAK_ERROR, FLATPAK_ERROR_ABORTED))
-        {
-          g_clear_error (error);
-          return TRUE;
-        }
+        g_clear_error (error); /* Don't report on stderr */
 
       return FALSE;
     }
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-delete.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-delete.c
index 7a5752f06..6d8600025 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-delete.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-remote-delete.c
@@ -114,10 +114,8 @@ flatpak_builtin_remote_delete (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable,
           if (!flatpak_transaction_run (transaction, cancellable, error))
             {
               if (g_error_matches (*error, FLATPAK_ERROR, FLATPAK_ERROR_ABORTED))
-                {
-                  g_clear_error (error);
-                  return TRUE;
-                }
+                g_clear_error (error);  /* Don't report on stderr */
+
               return FALSE;
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-uninstall.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-uninstall.c
index f8f697c48..c95d2e4bf 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-uninstall.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-uninstall.c
@@ -373,10 +373,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_uninstall (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GEr
     if (!flatpak_transaction_run (transaction, cancellable, error))
       {
         if (g_error_matches (*error, FLATPAK_ERROR, FLATPAK_ERROR_ABORTED))
-          {
-            g_clear_error (error);
-            return TRUE;
-          }
+          g_clear_error (error); /* Don't report on stderr */
 
         return FALSE;
       }
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-update.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-update.c
index 2844efb07..c7bcd7cdc 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-update.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-update.c
@@ -277,10 +277,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_update (int           argc,
       if (!flatpak_transaction_run (transaction, cancellable, error))
         {
           if (g_error_matches (*error, FLATPAK_ERROR, FLATPAK_ERROR_ABORTED))
-            {
-              g_clear_error (error);
-              return TRUE;
-            }
+            g_clear_error (error);  /* Don't report on stderr */
 
           return FALSE;
         }