diff --git a/debget b/debget
index 9e75bb0..0f4acb1 100755
--- a/debget
+++ b/debget
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
+#!/bin/sh
 
 # debget - Fetch a .deb for a package in APT's database
 
@@ -41,16 +41,13 @@
 esac
 
 # First check if apt-get is sane enough before proceeding
-set +e
 if ! ls /var/lib/apt/lists/ |grep Release >/dev/null; then
     echo "ERROR: Your apt lists are empty. Update your package database"
     echo "using 'apt-get update'"
 fi
-set -e
 
 error=0
 for pkgspec in $*; do
-   set +e
    apt-get download "$pkgspec"
    if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
         echo "If you believe the package exists then consider updating your"
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 00afabb..9bb0548 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     script by up to factor 2. (Closes: #821156, #733465, #733471)
   * debget: Don't check if apt-get works properly first. Speeds script up
     again by up to factor 2.
+  * debget: Remove all "set -e" and "set +e": No more necessary.
 
  -- Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>  Sat, 22 Apr 2017 01:48:14 +0200