diff --git a/app/models/package.rb b/app/models/package.rb
index 1323cc762..5c429c0e7 100644
--- a/app/models/package.rb
+++ b/app/models/package.rb
@@ -255,15 +255,16 @@ returns
         name: package_db.name,
         version: package_db.version,
         migration_not_down: true,
+        reinstall: data[:reinstall],
       )
     end
 
     # store package
-    record = Package.create(meta)
     if !data[:reinstall]
+      package_db = Package.create(meta)
       Store.add(
         object: 'Package',
-        o_id: record.id,
+        o_id: package_db.id,
         data: package.to_json,
         filename: "#{meta[:name]}-#{meta[:version]}.zpm",
         preferences: {},
@@ -279,15 +280,15 @@ returns
     }
 
     # update package state
-    record.state = 'installed'
-    record.save
+    package_db.state = 'installed'
+    package_db.save
 
     # up migrations
     Package::Migration.migrate(meta[:name])
 
     # prebuild assets
 
-    record
+    package_db
   end
 
 =begin
@@ -307,7 +308,6 @@ returns
     if !package
       fail "No such package '#{package_name}'"
     end
-
     file = _get_bin(package.name, package.version)
     install(string: file, reinstall: true)
     package
@@ -350,11 +350,13 @@ returns
     }
 
     # delete package
-    record = Package.find_by(
-      name: package['name'],
-      version: package['version'],
-    )
-    record.destroy
+    if !data[:reinstall]
+      record = Package.find_by(
+        name: package['name'],
+        version: package['version'],
+      )
+      record.destroy
+    end
 
     record
   end
diff --git a/test/unit/package_test.rb b/test/unit/package_test.rb
index 7978254b3..8a2542ddf 100644
--- a/test/unit/package_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/package_test.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,34 @@ class PackageTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         },
       },
 
-      # test 2 - try to install same package again / should not work
+      # test 2 - renstall
+      {
+        action: 'reinstall',
+        name: 'UnitTestSample',
+        result: true,
+        verify: {
+          package: {
+            name: 'UnitTestSample',
+            version: '1.0.1',
+          },
+          check_files: [
+            {
+              location: 'test.txt',
+              result: true,
+            },
+            {
+              location: 'test2.txt',
+              result: false,
+            },
+            {
+              location: 'some/dir/test.txt',
+              result: true,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+
+      # test 3 - try to install same package again / should not work
       {
         zpm: '{
   "name": "UnitTestSample",
@@ -87,7 +114,7 @@ class PackageTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         result: false,
       },
 
-      # test 3 - try to install lower version / should not work
+      # test 4 - try to install lower version / should not work
       {
         zpm: '{
   "name": "UnitTestSample",
@@ -113,7 +140,7 @@ class PackageTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         result: false,
       },
 
-      # test 4 - upgrade 7 should work
+      # test 5 - upgrade 7 should work
       {
         zpm: '{
   "name": "UnitTestSample",
@@ -173,7 +200,7 @@ class PackageTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         },
       },
 
-      # test 4 - uninstall package / should work
+      # test 6 - uninstall package / should work
       {
         name: 'UnitTestSample',
         version: '1.0.2',
@@ -193,7 +220,7 @@ class PackageTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         },
       },
 
-      # test 5 - check auto_install mechanism
+      # test 7 - check auto_install mechanism
       {
         zpm: '{
   "name": "UnitTestSample",
@@ -253,7 +280,7 @@ class PackageTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         },
       },
 
-      # test 6 - check uninstall / should work
+      # test 8 - check uninstall / should work
       {
         name: 'UnitTestSample',
         version: '1.0.2',
@@ -288,6 +315,19 @@ class PackageTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         else
           assert( !package, 'install package successful but should not' )
         end
+      elsif test[:action] == 'reinstall'
+        begin
+          package = Package.reinstall( test[:name] )
+        rescue
+          package = false
+        end
+        if test[:result]
+          assert( package, 'reinstall package not successful' )
+          issues = package.verify
+          assert( !issues, 'package verify not successful' )
+        else
+          assert( !package, 'reinstall package successful but should not' )
+        end
       elsif test[:action] == 'uninstall'
         if test[:zpm]
           begin