diff --git a/debian/taler-exchange-offline.postinst b/debian/taler-exchange-offline.postinst
index b93761de1..b58e6f48e 100644
--- a/debian/taler-exchange-offline.postinst
+++ b/debian/taler-exchange-offline.postinst
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ configure)
       --home ${TALER_HOME}/offline taler-exchange-offline
   fi
 
-abort-upgrade | abort-remove | abort-deconfigure) ;;
+  ;;
+
+abort-upgrade | abort-remove | abort-deconfigure)
+
+  ;;
 
 *)
   echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`${1}'" >&2