diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-appvm.spec b/rpm_spec/core-appvm.spec
index a6eea0d8..91fd13c6 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-appvm.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-appvm.spec
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ chown 500:500 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/home_volatile/user
 
 %post
 
+chkconfig --add qubes_core_appvm || echo "WARNING: Cannot add service qubes_core!"
+chkconfig qubes_core_appvm on || echo "WARNING: Cannot enable service qubes_core!"
+
 if [ "$1" !=  1 ] ; then
 # do this whole %post thing only when updating for the first time...
 exit 0
@@ -95,9 +98,6 @@ fi
 
 usermod -L user
 
-chkconfig --add qubes_core_appvm || echo "WARNING: Cannot add service qubes_core!"
-chkconfig qubes_core_appvm on || echo "WARNING: Cannot enable service qubes_core!"
-
 %preun
 if [ "$1" = 0 ] ; then
     # no more packages left
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-netvm.spec b/rpm_spec/core-netvm.spec
index f813e373..346c548e 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-netvm.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-netvm.spec
@@ -68,15 +68,9 @@ cp ../common/vif-route-qubes $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/xen/scripts
 
 /usr/lib/qubes/qubes_fix_nm_conf.sh
 
-if [ "$1" !=  1 ] ; then
-# do this whole %post thing only when updating for the first time...
-exit 0
-fi
-
 chkconfig --add qubes_core_netvm || echo "WARNING: Cannot add service qubes_core!"
 chkconfig qubes_core_netvm on || echo "WARNING: Cannot enable service qubes_core!"
 
-
 %preun
 if [ "$1" = 0 ] ; then
     # no more packages left
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-proxyvm.spec b/rpm_spec/core-proxyvm.spec
index 13c92535..52bc17f8 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-proxyvm.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-proxyvm.spec
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ cp bin/qubes_netwatcher $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/sbin/
 
 %post
 
-if [ "$1" !=  1 ] ; then
-# do this whole %post thing only when updating for the first time...
-exit 0
-fi
-
 chkconfig --add qubes_firewall || echo "WARNING: Cannot add service qubes_core!"
 chkconfig qubes_firewall on || echo "WARNING: Cannot enable service qubes_core!"