diff --git a/hplip-rebase.sh b/hplip-rebase.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f33edca..0000000
--- a/hplip-rebase.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-if [ "$1" == "-h" -o "$1" == "--help" ] 
-then
-  echo "Usage: ./hplip-rebase.sh X.Y.Z"
-  echo "       X.Y.Z - new hplip version"
-  exit 0
-fi
-
-wget -O hplip-plugin.run http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/hplip-$1-plugin.run
-
-if [ $? -gt 0 ]
-then
-  echo "Error while downloading plugin. Check version passed by argument or internet connection. For usage run script with -h or --help argument."
-  rm hplip-plugin.run
-  exit 1
-fi
-rm hplip-plugin.run
-
-fedpkg mockbuild
-if [ $? -gt 0 ]
-then
-  echo "Error during mockbuild."
-  exit 1
-fi
-exit 0
diff --git a/hplip-repack.sh b/hplip-repack.sh
index 7639dbe..c25fbb0 100755
--- a/hplip-repack.sh
+++ b/hplip-repack.sh
@@ -18,5 +18,15 @@ rm hplip-$VERSION/prnt/hpcups/ErnieFilter.{cpp,h} hplip-$VERSION/prnt/hpijs/erni
 # compress into a new tarball
 tar -cjvf hplip-$VERSION-repack.tar.gz hplip-$VERSION || exit 1
 
+# check whether plugin is available
+wget -O hplip-plugin.run https://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/hplip-$1-plugin.run || exit 1
+
+# check whether the file is sane
+file --mime hplip-plugin.run | grep 'x-shellscript' || exit 1
+
+echo "hplip-${VERSION}-repack.tar.gz is prepared for uploading..."
+
+exit 0
+
 # upload a new source tarball
 #fedpkg new-sources hplip-$VERSION-repack.tar.gz || exit 1