diff --git a/scripts/pkgmeek b/scripts/pkgmeek
index b39f067..443753d 100755
--- a/scripts/pkgmeek
+++ b/scripts/pkgmeek
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ done ; }
 check_pkg_mtime; pkg_utd=$?
 [ "$PKGMK_MTIME_ONLY" = "no" ] || [ "$PKGMK_CHECK_SIG" = "yes" ] || exit $pkg_utd
 
-# Stop here if the user did not request an action that can be done with just the source files.
+# Can stop here if the user asked for '-do', but honor any requests for '-um', '-us',
+# '-eo', or '-uf' by proceeding to those steps
 [ "$PKGMK_DOWNLOAD_ONLY" = "no" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_MD5" = "yes" ] || \
 	[ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_FOOTPRINT" = "yes" ] || [ "$PKGMK_UPDATE_SIG" = "yes" ] || \
 	[ "$PKGMK_EXTRACT_ONLY" = "yes" ] || exit 0
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ cat_manifest() {
 }
 
 check_manifest() {
-	local FILTER CN CM
+	local FILTER CN
 	local TRUTH="$PKGMK_ROOT/.$1"; local retval=0; local severity=error;
 	[ -f "$pkg_dir$package" ] || [ "$1" = "md5sum" ] || \
 			{ error "$package not found. Cannot check $1."; return "$E_MANIFEST"; }
@@ -421,10 +422,8 @@ check_manifest() {
 		sed '/^@@/d; /^+++/d; /^---/d; s/^+/NEW    /g; s/^-/MISSING /g' > ".$1.diff"
 		if [ -s ".$1.diff" ]; then
 			CN=$(grep -c ^NEW ".$1.diff")
-			CM=$(grep -c ^MISSING ".$1.diff")
 			if [ "$1" = "footprint" ]; then
 				[ "$PKGMK_IGNORE_NEW" = "no" ] && retval+=$CN || severity=warning
-				[ "$PKGMK_IGNORE_MISSING" = "no" ] && retval+=$CM
 				retval=$(( E_MANIFEST*( retval>0 ) ))
 			else
 				retval=$E_MANIFEST