diff --git a/hooks/dapper/80-install-modules b/hooks/dapper/80-install-modules
index 0e058a9..1ea6379 100755
--- a/hooks/dapper/80-install-modules
+++ b/hooks/dapper/80-install-modules
@@ -41,18 +41,25 @@ linux_modules_package="linux-modules-$(uname -r)"
 #  Attempt to install that package.  This will either work on an Etch
 # system, or fail on a Sarge/custom kernel.
 #
-if chroot ${prefix} /usr/bin/apt-cache policy ${linux_modules_package} 2>/dev/null; then
+if chroot ${prefix} /usr/bin/apt-cache show ${linux_modules_package} >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 
-        #
-        # If it worked then we can install the package.
-        #
-        installDebianPackage ${prefix} ${linux_modules_package}
+    logMessage "Package '${linux_modules_package}' is available - installing"
+
+    #
+    # If it worked then we can install the package.
+    #
+    installDebianPackage ${prefix} ${linux_modules_package}
 else
-        #
-        # Fall back to copying over modules from the host to the new
-        # system.
-        mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
-        cp -au /lib/modules/$(uname -r) ${prefix}/lib/modules
+
+    #
+    # Fall back to copying over modules from the host to the new
+    # system.
+    #
+    logMessage "Package '${linux_modules_package}' is not available"
+    logMessage "Copying modules from /lib/modules/$(uname -r)"
+
+    mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
+    cp -au /lib/modules/$(uname -r) ${prefix}/lib/modules
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/hooks/debian/80-install-modules b/hooks/debian/80-install-modules
index c8e9083..684ca65 100755
--- a/hooks/debian/80-install-modules
+++ b/hooks/debian/80-install-modules
@@ -41,18 +41,25 @@ linux_modules_package="linux-modules-$(uname -r)"
 #  Attempt to install that package.  This will either work on an Etch
 # system, or fail on a Sarge/custom kernel.
 #
-if chroot ${prefix} /usr/bin/apt-cache policy ${linux_modules_package} 2>/dev/null; then
+if chroot ${prefix} /usr/bin/apt-cache show ${linux_modules_package} >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 
-        #
-        # If it worked then we can install the package.
-        #
-        installDebianPackage ${prefix} ${linux_modules_package}
+    logMessage "Package '${linux_modules_package}' is available - installing"
+
+    #
+    # If it worked then we can install the package.
+    #
+    installDebianPackage ${prefix} ${linux_modules_package}
 else
-        #
-        # Fall back to copying over modules from the host to the new
-        # system.
-        mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
-        cp -au /lib/modules/$(uname -r) ${prefix}/lib/modules
+
+    #
+    # Fall back to copying over modules from the host to the new
+    # system.
+    #
+    logMessage "Package '${linux_modules_package}' is not available"
+    logMessage "Copying modules from /lib/modules/$(uname -r)"
+
+    mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
+    cp -au /lib/modules/$(uname -r) ${prefix}/lib/modules
 fi
 
 #
diff --git a/hooks/edgy/80-install-modules b/hooks/edgy/80-install-modules
index 0e058a9..1ea6379 100755
--- a/hooks/edgy/80-install-modules
+++ b/hooks/edgy/80-install-modules
@@ -41,18 +41,25 @@ linux_modules_package="linux-modules-$(uname -r)"
 #  Attempt to install that package.  This will either work on an Etch
 # system, or fail on a Sarge/custom kernel.
 #
-if chroot ${prefix} /usr/bin/apt-cache policy ${linux_modules_package} 2>/dev/null; then
+if chroot ${prefix} /usr/bin/apt-cache show ${linux_modules_package} >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 
-        #
-        # If it worked then we can install the package.
-        #
-        installDebianPackage ${prefix} ${linux_modules_package}
+    logMessage "Package '${linux_modules_package}' is available - installing"
+
+    #
+    # If it worked then we can install the package.
+    #
+    installDebianPackage ${prefix} ${linux_modules_package}
 else
-        #
-        # Fall back to copying over modules from the host to the new
-        # system.
-        mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
-        cp -au /lib/modules/$(uname -r) ${prefix}/lib/modules
+
+    #
+    # Fall back to copying over modules from the host to the new
+    # system.
+    #
+    logMessage "Package '${linux_modules_package}' is not available"
+    logMessage "Copying modules from /lib/modules/$(uname -r)"
+
+    mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
+    cp -au /lib/modules/$(uname -r) ${prefix}/lib/modules
 fi