diff --git a/comix.spec b/comix.spec
index e12ef8c..d85a961 100644
--- a/comix.spec
+++ b/comix.spec
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 %undefine		alphatag	
 %define		comix4		1
 
-%define		fedorarel	7
+%define		fedorarel	8
 
 Name:		comix
 Version:	%{mainver}
-Release:	%{?ifalpha:0.}%{fedorarel}%{?ifalpha:.%alphatag}%{?dist}.2
+Release:	%{?ifalpha:0.}%{fedorarel}%{?ifalpha:.%alphatag}%{?dist}
 Summary:	A user-friendly, customizable image viewer
 
 Group:		Amusements/Graphics
@@ -129,35 +129,27 @@ desktop-file-install \
 
 %pre
 %gconf_schema_prepare %{name}
-exit 0
 
 %post
 %gconf_schema_upgrade %{name}
-
-touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor
-
-update-desktop-database &> /dev/null
-update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null
-
-exit 0
+/bin/touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
+/bin/touch --no-create %{_datadir}/mime/packages &>/dev/null || :
+/usr/bin/update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
 
 %preun
 %gconf_schema_remove %{name}
-exit 0
 
 %postun
-update-desktop-database &> /dev/null
-update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null
-
-[ $1 -eq 0 ] || exit 0
-touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor
-%{_bindir}/gtk-update-icon-cache --quiet %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor
-
-exit 0
+/usr/bin/update-desktop-database &> /dev/null || :
+if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
+  /bin/touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null
+  /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
+  /usr/bin/update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
+fi
 
 %posttrans
-%{_bindir}/gtk-update-icon-cache --quiet %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor
-exit 0
+/usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
+/usr/bin/update-mime-database %{?fedora:-n} %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
 
 %files -f %{name}.lang
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
@@ -181,6 +173,9 @@ exit 0
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 09 2014 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 4.0.4-8
+- update scriptlets (icon/mime mostly)
+
 * Sat Jun 07 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 4.0.4-7.2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild