diff --git a/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
index 406708c2..ed5ca5bb 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if [ "$state_is" != "$state_should" ]; then
          echo $aptget remove \"$name\"
       ;;
       *)
-         echo "Unknown state: $state" >&2
+         echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
          exit 1
       ;;
    esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_luarocks/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_luarocks/gencode-remote
index bfde7792..b4970daa 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package_luarocks/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__package_luarocks/gencode-remote
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
         echo luarocks remove \"$name\"
     ;;
     *)
-        echo "Unknown state: $state" >&2
+        echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
         exit 1
     ;;
 esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode-remote
index 6d445ddc..5c45fbce 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__package_pacman/gencode-remote
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
          echo pacman "$pacopts" -R \"$name\"
    ;;
    *)
-      echo "Unknown state: $state" >&2
+      echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
       exit 1
    ;;
 esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
index e60d74c5..0f15abdc 100644
--- a/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
@@ -47,4 +47,8 @@ case "$state_should" in
     absent)
         echo $pip uninstall -q -y pyro
     ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
 esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_rubygem/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_rubygem/gencode-remote
index b48874c7..cca016cf 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package_rubygem/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__package_rubygem/gencode-remote
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
         echo gem uninstall \"$name\"
     ;;
     *)
-        echo "Unknown state: $state" >&2
+        echo "Unknown state: $state_should" >&2
         exit 1
     ;;
 esac