diff --git a/bash/install/falcon-linux-uninstall.sh b/bash/install/falcon-linux-uninstall.sh
index e60dd03..52cb7ba 100755
--- a/bash/install/falcon-linux-uninstall.sh
+++ b/bash/install/falcon-linux-uninstall.sh
@@ -157,7 +157,15 @@ cs_sensor_remove() {
     # Check for package manager lock prior to uninstallation
     check_package_manager_lock
 
+    # Temporarily disable exit-on-error to capture package removal exit code
+    set +e
     remove_package "falcon-sensor"
+    removal_exit_code=$?
+    set -e
+
+    if [ "$removal_exit_code" -ne 0 ]; then
+        die "Failed to remove falcon-sensor package (exit code $removal_exit_code). This may indicate that tamper protection is enabled on the sensor. Please provide FALCON_MAINTENANCE_TOKEN or set FALCON_CLIENT_ID and FALCON_CLIENT_SECRET to retrieve a maintenance token via the API."
+    fi
 }
 
 cs_remove_host_from_console() {
diff --git a/bash/migrate/falcon-linux-migrate.sh b/bash/migrate/falcon-linux-migrate.sh
index e95d1bb..65835da 100755
--- a/bash/migrate/falcon-linux-migrate.sh
+++ b/bash/migrate/falcon-linux-migrate.sh
@@ -427,7 +427,15 @@ cs_sensor_remove() {
     # Check for package manager lock prior to uninstallation
     check_package_manager_lock
 
+    # Temporarily disable exit-on-error to capture package removal exit code
+    set +e
     remove_package "falcon-sensor"
+    removal_exit_code=$?
+    set -e
+
+    if [ "$removal_exit_code" -ne 0 ]; then
+        die "Failed to remove falcon-sensor package (exit code $removal_exit_code). This may indicate that tamper protection is enabled on the sensor. Please provide FALCON_MAINTENANCE_TOKEN or set FALCON_CLIENT_ID and FALCON_CLIENT_SECRET to retrieve a maintenance token via the API."
+    fi
 }
 
 cs_remove_host_from_console() {
@@ -1312,7 +1320,7 @@ main() {
     # Start of migration
     touch "$log_file"
     echo "Migration file created at: $log_file"
-    echo "Migration started at $(date)" >> "$log_file"
+    echo "Migration started at $(date)" >>"$log_file"
 
     # auth with old credentials
     log "INFO" "Authenticating to old CID..."