diff --git a/examples/sample-bad-bundle1/info.jdn b/examples/sample-bad-bundle1/info.jdn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed04ca73
--- /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 00000000..96936f9f
--- /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 cc8f3fa0..7bf1262c 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.janet
+++ b/src/boot/boot.janet
@@ -4338,8 +4338,8 @@
     # 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
-                        (fexists infofile-src2) infofile-src2))
+    (def infofile-src (if (fexists infofile-src1) infofile-src1 infofile-src2))
+    (assert (fexists infofile-src) "bundle must contain info.jdn or bundle/info.jdn")
     (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)
@@ -4348,16 +4348,20 @@
     (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 initfile
+    (def initfile-src1 (string path s "bundle" s "init.janet"))
+    (def initfile-src2 (string path s "bundle.janet"))
+    (def initfile-src (if (fexists initfile-src1) initfile-src1 initfile-src2))
+    (assert (fexists initfile-src) "bundle must contain bundle.janet or bundle/init.janet")
     # 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 infofile
+    (when (fexists infofile-src2)
+      (copyfile infofile-src2 (bundle-file bundle-name "info.jdn")))
     # 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))
+    (when (fexists initfile-src2)
+      (copyfile initfile-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))
@@ -4366,15 +4370,13 @@
     (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))
-        (def deps (seq [d :in (get info :dependencies @[])]
-                    (string (if (dictionary? d) (get d :name) d))))
-        (def missing (filter (complement bundle/installed?) deps))
-        (when (next missing)
-          (error (string "missing dependencies " (string/join missing ", "))))
-        (put man :dependencies deps)
-        (put man :info info))
+      (def deps (seq [d :in (get info :dependencies @[])]
+                  (string (if (dictionary? d) (get d :name) d))))
+      (def missing (filter (complement bundle/installed?) deps))
+      (when (next missing)
+        (error (string "missing dependencies " (string/join missing ", "))))
+      (put man :dependencies deps)
+      (put man :info info)
       (def module (get-bundle-module bundle-name))
       (def clean (get config :clean))
       (def check (get config :check))
diff --git a/test/helper.janet b/test/helper.janet
index 4a6c8596..c7b1e242 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 0d228cc9..d24fd226 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 initfile
+(assert-error-value "bad test"
+                    "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 "bad test"
+                    "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")