diff --git a/files/www/cgi-bin/admin b/files/www/cgi-bin/admin
index 705cc73d..c3511c2f 100755
--- a/files/www/cgi-bin/admin
+++ b/files/www/cgi-bin/admin
@@ -567,11 +567,20 @@ if nixio.fs.stat("/etc/permpkg") then
     end
 end
 
+local meshpkgs = capture("grep -q \".local.mesh\" /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf"):chomp()
+
 -- upload package
 if parms.button_ul_pkg and nixio.fs.stat("/tmp/web/upload/file") then
     os.execute("mv -f /tmp/web/upload/file /tmp/web/upload/newpkg.ipk")
     os.execute("/usr/local/bin/uploadctlservices opkginstall > /dev/null 2>&1")
-    pkgout(capture("opkg -force-overwrite install /tmp/web/upload/newpkg.ipk 2>&1"))
+    local result = capture("opkg -force-overwrite install /tmp/web/upload/newpkg.ipk 2>&1")
+    if result:match("satisfy_dependencies_for:") then
+        -- dependency failure - silently update dependencies and try again
+        os.execute("opkg update > /dev/null 2>&1")
+        os.execute("opkg list | grep -v '^ ' | cut -f1,3 -d' ' | gzip -c > /etc/opkg.list.gz")
+        result = capture("opkg -force-overwrite install /tmp/web/upload/newpkg.ipk 2>&1")
+    end
+    pkgout(result)
     os.execute("rm -rf /tmp/opkg-*")
     nixio.fs.remove("/tmp/web/upload/newpkg.ipk")
     if os.execute("/usr/local/bin/uploadctlservices restore > /dev/null 2>&1") ~= 0 then
@@ -580,7 +589,6 @@ if parms.button_ul_pkg and nixio.fs.stat("/tmp/web/upload/file") then
 end
 
 -- download package
-local meshpkgs = capture("grep -q \".local.mesh\" /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf"):chomp()
 if parms.button_dl_pkg and parms.dl_pkg ~= "default" then
     if get_default_gw() ~= "none" or meshpkgs ~= "" then
         os.execute("/usr/local/bin/uploadctlservices opkginstall > /dev/null 2>&1")