diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 695b642..12f7ce3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-SOURCES/gpgkey-F554A3687412CFFEBDEFE0A312F5F7B42F2B01E7.gpg
 SOURCES/openvpn-2.5.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/.openvpn.metadata b/.openvpn.metadata
index 66c52e5..4c3dfdf 100644
--- a/.openvpn.metadata
+++ b/.openvpn.metadata
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-9b155e9e1de237cf2fb705b576f41f5e227138a2  SOURCES/gpgkey-F554A3687412CFFEBDEFE0A312F5F7B42F2B01E7.gpg
 aaea4f2aba173ae2a7d5599e78252778af277390  SOURCES/openvpn-2.5.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/openvpn.spec b/SPECS/openvpn.spec
index 94ea9c5..f3affb1 100644
--- a/SPECS/openvpn.spec
+++ b/SPECS/openvpn.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name:              openvpn
 Version:           2.5.9
-Release:           1%{?dist}
+Release:           2%{?dist}
 Summary:           A full-featured TLS VPN solution
 URL:               https://community.openvpn.net/
 Source0:           https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ getent group openvpn &>/dev/null || groupadd -r openvpn
 getent passwd openvpn &>/dev/null || \
     /usr/sbin/useradd -r -g openvpn -s /sbin/nologin -c OpenVPN \
         -d /etc/openvpn openvpn
+exit 0
 
 %post
 for srv in `systemctl | awk '/openvpn-client@.*\.service/{print $1} /openvpn-server@.*\.service/{print $1}'`;
@@ -201,6 +202,9 @@ done
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 9 2023 David Sommerseth  <davids@openvpn.net> - 2.5.9-2
+- Fix false exit status on pre runtime scriptlet (Elkhan Mammadli <elkhan@almalinux.org>, RHBZ#2239722)
+
 * Mon Jul 17 2023 Arkady L. Shane <ashejn@msvsphere.ru> - 2.5.9-1
 - Rebuilt for MSVSphere 9.2