diff --git a/examples/sample-bad-bundle1/info.jdn b/examples/sample-bad-bundle1/info.jdn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed04ca733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sample-bad-bundle1/info.jdn
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@{
+  :name "sample-bad-bundle1"
+}
diff --git a/examples/sample-bad-bundle/badmod.janet b/examples/sample-bad-bundle2/badmod.janet
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/sample-bad-bundle/badmod.janet
rename to examples/sample-bad-bundle2/badmod.janet
diff --git a/examples/sample-bad-bundle/bundle.janet b/examples/sample-bad-bundle2/bundle.janet
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/sample-bad-bundle/bundle.janet
rename to examples/sample-bad-bundle2/bundle.janet
diff --git a/examples/sample-bad-bundle2/info.jdn b/examples/sample-bad-bundle2/info.jdn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96936f9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sample-bad-bundle2/info.jdn
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@{
+  :name "sample-bad-bundle2"
+}
diff --git a/src/boot/boot.janet b/src/boot/boot.janet
index cc8f3fa0b..d33a90661 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.janet
+++ b/src/boot/boot.janet
@@ -4222,7 +4222,9 @@
       (put new-env *syspath* fixed-syspath)
       (with-env new-env
         (put new-env :bundle-dir (bundle-dir bundle-name)) # get the syspath right
-        (require (string "@syspath/bundle/" bundle-name)))))
+        (try
+          (require (string "@syspath/bundle/" bundle-name))
+          ([_] (error "bundle must contain bundle.janet or bundle/init.janet"))))))
 
   (defn- do-hook
     [module bundle-name hook & args]
@@ -4338,26 +4340,33 @@
     # Detect bundle name
     (def infofile-src1 (string path s "bundle" s "info.jdn"))
     (def infofile-src2 (string path s "info.jdn"))
-    (def infofile-src (cond (fexists infofile-src1) infofile-src1
+    (def infofile-src (cond
+                        (fexists infofile-src1) infofile-src1
                         (fexists infofile-src2) infofile-src2))
     (def info (-?> infofile-src slurp parse))
     (def bundle-name (get config :name (get info :name)))
-    (assertf bundle-name "unable to infer bundle name for %v, use :name argument" path)
+    (assertf bundle-name
+             "unable to infer bundle name for %v, use :name argument or add :name to info file" path)
     (assertf (not (string/check-set "\\/" bundle-name))
              "bundle name %v cannot contain path separators" bundle-name)
     (assert (next bundle-name) "cannot use empty bundle-name")
     (assertf (not (fexists (get-manifest-filename bundle-name)))
              "bundle %v is already installed" bundle-name)
+    # Check bscript
+    (def bscript-src1 (string path s "bundle" s "init.janet"))
+    (def bscript-src2 (string path s "bundle.janet"))
+    (def bscript-src (cond
+                        (fexists bscript-src1) bscript-src1
+                        (fexists bscript-src2) bscript-src2))
     # Setup installed paths
     (prime-bundle-paths)
     (os/mkdir (bundle-dir bundle-name))
-    # Copy infofile
-    (def infofile-dest (bundle-file bundle-name "info.jdn"))
-    (when infofile-src (copyfile infofile-src infofile-dest))
-    # Copy aliased initfile
-    (def initfile-alias (string path s "bundle.janet"))
-    (def initfile-dest (bundle-file bundle-name "init.janet"))
-    (when (fexists initfile-alias) (copyfile initfile-alias initfile-dest))
+    # Copy aliased infofile
+    (when (fexists infofile-src2)
+      (copyfile infofile-src2 (bundle-file bundle-name "info.jdn")))
+    # Copy aliased bscript
+    (when (fexists bscript-src2)
+      (copyfile bscript-src2 (bundle-file bundle-name "init.janet")))
     # Copy some files into the new location unconditionally
     (def implicit-sources (string path s "bundle"))
     (when (= :directory (os/stat implicit-sources :mode))
@@ -4366,8 +4375,7 @@
     (merge-into man config)
     (sync-manifest man)
     (edefer (do (print "installation error, uninstalling") (bundle/uninstall bundle-name))
-      (when (os/stat infofile-dest :mode)
-        (def info (-> infofile-dest slurp parse))
+      (when info
         (def deps (seq [d :in (get info :dependencies @[])]
                     (string (if (dictionary? d) (get d :name) d))))
         (def missing (filter (complement bundle/installed?) deps))
diff --git a/test/helper.janet b/test/helper.janet
index 4a6c8596b..c7b1e2429 100644
--- a/test/helper.janet
+++ b/test/helper.janet
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
   (def errsym (keyword (gensym)))
   ~(assert (= ,errsym (try (do ,;forms) ([_] ,errsym))) ,msg))
 
+(defmacro assert-error-value
+  [msg errval & forms]
+  (def e (gensym))
+  ~(assert (= ,errval (try (do ,;forms) ([,e] ,e))) ,msg))
+
 (defn check-compile-error
   [form]
   (def result (compile form))
diff --git a/test/suite-bundle.janet b/test/suite-bundle.janet
index 0d228cc93..7da438cdd 100644
--- a/test/suite-bundle.janet
+++ b/test/suite-bundle.janet
@@ -117,8 +117,17 @@
 (assert (= 0 (length (bundle/list))) "bundles are listed correctly 7")
 (assert (= 0 (length (bundle/topolist))) "bundles are listed correctly 8")
 
+# Try installing a bundle that is missing bundle script
+(assert-error-value "bundle missing bundle script"
+                    "bundle must contain bundle.janet or bundle/init.janet"
+                    (bundle/install "./examples/sample-bad-bundle1"))
+(assert (= 0 (length (bundle/list))) "check failure 0")
+(assert (= 0 (length (bundle/topolist))) "check failure 1")
+
 # Try installing a bundle that fails check
-(assert-error "bad test" (bundle/install "./examples/sample-bad-bundle" :check true))
+(assert-error-value "bundle check hook fails"
+                    "Check failed!"
+                    (bundle/install "./examples/sample-bad-bundle2" :check true))
 (assert (= 0 (length (bundle/list))) "check failure 0")
 (assert (= 0 (length (bundle/topolist))) "check failure 1")