diff --git a/debian/postrm b/debian/postrm
index 4a1debd5d3..aa2784b65f 100644
--- a/debian/postrm
+++ b/debian/postrm
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ case "$1" in
       test -n "${nginx_site}" && ucfr --purge gitlab ${nginx_site}
       test -n "${gitlab_debian_conf}" && ucfr --purge gitlab ${gitlab_debian_conf}
       test -n "${gitlab_yml}" && ucfr --purge gitlab ${gitlab_yml}
-    fi    
+    fi
+
+    # cleanup complete
+    exit 0
 
     ;;
   disappear)