diff --git a/tools/applypatch/applypatch.c b/tools/applypatch/applypatch.c
index e69a2fb..9b0c915 100644
--- a/tools/applypatch/applypatch.c
+++ b/tools/applypatch/applypatch.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@
     if (result != 0) {
       if (retry == 0) {
         printf("applying patch failed\n");
-        return result;
+        return result != 0;
       } else {
         printf("applying patch failed; retrying\n");
       }
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files
index dddaafc..920ce8f 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files
+++ b/tools/releasetools/ota_from_target_files
@@ -751,7 +751,8 @@
     # as fodder for constructing the recovery image.
     recovery_sh_item = MakeRecoveryPatch(output_zip,
                                          target_recovery, target_boot)
-    script.UnpackPackageDir("recovery", "/system")
+    script.DeleteFiles(["/system/recovery-from-boot.p",
+                        "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh"])
     print "recovery image changed; including as patch from boot."
   else:
     print "recovery image unchanged; skipping."
@@ -787,6 +788,10 @@
     script.Print("Unpacking new files...")
     script.UnpackPackageDir("system", "/system")
 
+  if updating_recovery:
+    script.Print("Unpacking new recovery...")
+    script.UnpackPackageDir("recovery", "/system")
+
   script.Print("Symlinks and permissions...")
 
   # Create all the symlinks that don't already exist, or point to