diff -Nuar pm-utils-1.4.1.orig/pm/pm-functions.in pm-utils-1.4.1/pm/pm-functions.in
--- pm-utils-1.4.1.orig/pm/pm-functions.in	2011-03-27 11:01:11.219300888 +1100
+++ pm-utils-1.4.1/pm/pm-functions.in	2011-03-27 11:02:14.969300888 +1100
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@
 	# rest of args passed to hook unchanged.
 	log "Running hook $*:"
 	hook_ok "$1" && "$@"
+	local status=$?
 	log ""
 	log -n "$*: " 
-	hook_exit_status $? && LAST_HOOK="${1##*/}" || inhibit
+	hook_exit_status $status && LAST_HOOK="${1##*/}" || inhibit
 }
 
 if profiling; then