diff --git a/backend/src/install/mod.rs b/backend/src/install/mod.rs
index 48fc6b342..f4e99b5ae 100644
--- a/backend/src/install/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/src/install/mod.rs
@@ -1123,8 +1123,10 @@ pub async fn install_s9pk<R: AsyncRead + AsyncSeek + Unpin>(
             if tokio::fs::metadata(&script_dir).await.is_err() {
                 tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&script_dir).await?;
             }
-            let mut tar = tokio_tar::Archive::new(rdr.scripts().await?);
-            tar.unpack(script_dir).await?;
+            if let Some(hdl) = rdr.scripts().await? {
+                let mut tar = tokio_tar::Archive::new(hdl);
+                tar.unpack(script_dir).await?;
+            }
 
             Ok(())
         })
diff --git a/backend/src/s9pk/builder.rs b/backend/src/s9pk/builder.rs
index d144d2320..24e61673b 100644
--- a/backend/src/s9pk/builder.rs
+++ b/backend/src/s9pk/builder.rs
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ impl<
         std::io::copy(&mut self.scripts, &mut writer)
             .with_ctx(|_| (crate::ErrorKind::Filesystem, "Copying Scripts"))?;
         let new_pos = writer.inner_mut().stream_position()?;
-        header.table_of_contents.scripts = FileSection {
+        header.table_of_contents.scripts = Some(FileSection {
             position,
             length: new_pos - position,
-        };
+        });
         position = new_pos;
 
         // header
diff --git a/backend/src/s9pk/header.rs b/backend/src/s9pk/header.rs
index 1ac1f97cc..27b90bb2b 100644
--- a/backend/src/s9pk/header.rs
+++ b/backend/src/s9pk/header.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub struct TableOfContents {
     pub icon: FileSection,
     pub docker_images: FileSection,
     pub assets: FileSection,
-    pub scripts: FileSection,
+    pub scripts: Option<FileSection>,
 }
 impl TableOfContents {
     pub fn serialize<W: Write>(&self, mut writer: W) -> std::io::Result<()> {
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ impl TableOfContents {
         self.docker_images
             .serialize_entry("docker_images", &mut writer)?;
         self.assets.serialize_entry("assets", &mut writer)?;
-        self.scripts.serialize_entry("scripts", &mut writer)?;
+        match self.scripts {
+            None => FileSection::default().serialize_entry("scripts", &mut writer),
+            Some(a) => a.serialize_entry("scripts", &mut writer),
+        };
         Ok(())
     }
     pub async fn deserialize<R: AsyncRead + Unpin>(mut reader: R) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ impl TableOfContents {
             icon: from_table(&table, "icon")?,
             docker_images: from_table(&table, "docker_images")?,
             assets: from_table(&table, "assets")?,
-            scripts: from_table(&table, "scripts")?,
+            scripts: table.get("scripts".as_bytes()).cloned(),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/s9pk/reader.rs b/backend/src/s9pk/reader.rs
index 3270c9645..eb4043d27 100644
--- a/backend/src/s9pk/reader.rs
+++ b/backend/src/s9pk/reader.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,10 @@ impl<R: AsyncRead + AsyncSeek + Unpin> S9pkReader<R> {
         Ok(self.read_handle(self.toc.assets).await?)
     }
 
-    pub async fn scripts<'a>(&'a mut self) -> Result<ReadHandle<'a, R>, Error> {
-        Ok(self.read_handle(self.toc.scripts).await?)
+    pub async fn scripts<'a>(&'a mut self) -> Result<Option<ReadHandle<'a, R>>, Error> {
+        Ok(match self.toc.scripts {
+            None => None,
+            Some(a) => Some(self.read_handle(a).await?),
+        })
     }
 }