diff --git a/kpkg/modules/dephandler.nim b/kpkg/modules/dephandler.nim
index 3b2867df..4b64dfd2 100644
--- a/kpkg/modules/dephandler.nim
+++ b/kpkg/modules/dephandler.nim
@@ -71,14 +71,20 @@ proc checkVersions(root: string, dependency: string, repo: string, split = @[
 
 proc dephandler*(pkgs: seq[string], ignoreDeps = @["  "], bdeps = false,
         isBuild = false, root: string, prevPkgName = "",
-                forceInstallAll = false): seq[string] =
+                forceInstallAll = false, chkInstalledDirInstead = false): seq[string] =
     ## takes in a seq of packages and returns what to install.
 
     var deps: seq[string]
     let init = getInit(root)
 
     for pkg in pkgs:
-        var repo = findPkgRepo(pkg)
+        var repo: string
+
+        if not chkInstalledDirInstead:
+            repo = findPkgRepo(pkg)
+        else:
+            repo = root&"/var/cache/kpkg/installed"
+
         if repo == "":
             err("Package "&pkg&" doesn't exist", false)
 
diff --git a/kpkg/modules/removeInternal.nim b/kpkg/modules/removeInternal.nim
index d6c0612f..1e1874d4 100644
--- a/kpkg/modules/removeInternal.nim
+++ b/kpkg/modules/removeInternal.nim
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ proc dependencyCheck(package: string, installedDir: string, root: string, force:
   ## Checks if a package is a dependency on another package.
   setCurrentDir(installedDir)
   for i in toSeq(walkDirs("*")):
-    let d = dephandler(@[i], root = root)
+    let d = dephandler(@[i], root = root, forceInstallAll = true,
+        chkInstalledDirInstead = true)
     for a in d:
       if a == package:
         if force:
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ proc removeInternal*(package: string, root = "",
     pkg = parseRunfile(installedDir&"/"&actualPackage)
 
     if depCheck:
+      debug "Dependency check starting"
+      debug package&" "&installedDir&" "&root
       dependencyCheck(package, installedDir, root, force)
 
     if not pkg.isGroup: