diff --git a/misc/actpkg.sh b/misc/actpkg.sh
index 038b17ca..8d8f4719 100644
--- a/misc/actpkg.sh
+++ b/misc/actpkg.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 
 filename="$1"
 neType="$2"
+duration=180
+expectBin=/usr/bin/expect
 extension=$(basename "${1}" | awk -F . '{print $NF}')
 
+if [ ! -f ${expectBin} ]; then
+    echo "Please install software expect first"
+    exit 99
+fi
+
 case "${extension}" in
     deb)
         if [ ${neType} == "OMC" ]; then
@@ -11,7 +18,7 @@ case "${extension}" in
         fi
         expect <<EOF
             spawn dpkg -i --force-all "$filename"
-            set timeout 180
+            set timeout ${duration}
             expect {
                 "y/n" { send "n\n"; exp_continue }
             }
@@ -23,7 +30,7 @@ EOF
         fi    
         expect <<EOF
             spawn rpm -Uvh "$filename"
-            set timeout 180
+            set timeout ${duration}
             expect {
                 "y/n" { send "n\n"; exp_continue }
             }
@@ -32,6 +39,6 @@ EOF
    *)
 
         echo "The file does not have a .deb or .rpm extension"
-        exit 1                 
+        exit 100                 
         ;;
 esac