diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup.sh b/.github/workflows/setup.sh
index 5ed07143..29d2879a 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/setup.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mv dist/ahriman-*.tar.gz package/archlinux
 chmod +777 package/archlinux  # because fuck you that's why
 cd package/archlinux
 sudo -u nobody -- makepkg -cf --skipchecksums --noconfirm
-sudo -u nobody -- makepkg --packagelist | pacman -U --noconfirm -
+sudo -u nobody -- makepkg --packagelist | grep -v -- -debug- | pacman -U --noconfirm -
 # create machine-id which is required by build tools
 systemd-machine-id-setup
 
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py b/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py
index a9e1e962..a57c185b 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ class Task(LazyLogging):
             logger=self.logger,
             environment=environment,
         ).splitlines()
-        return [Path(package) for package in packages]
+        # some dirty magic here
+        # the filter is applied in order to make sure that result will only contain packages which were actually built
+        # e.g. in some cases packagelist command produces debug packages which were not actually built
+        return list(filter(lambda path: path.is_file(), map(Path, packages)))
 
     def init(self, sources_dir: Path, database: SQLite, local_version: str | None) -> str | None:
         """