diff --git a/akshara b/akshara
index b7484b6..3f69416 100755
--- a/akshara
+++ b/akshara
@@ -498,10 +498,11 @@ try:
             command()
     else:
         command()
-except KeyboardInterrupt:
+except:
     error('aborting')
     # remove update and akshara stuff if the program is exited
-    exec('rm', '-rf', '/.new_rootfs/')
+    exec('umount', '-rf', '/.new_rootfs/')
+    exec('rmdir', '/.new_rootfs/')
     exec('rm', '-rf', '/.update_rootfs')
     # it's basically impossible to ^C before akshara has exited but after it's created this file
     # and i don't *think* that "update" would be destructive at all (unless it failed to run and would't boot), but i don't quite understand it soooo just to be on the safe side