diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34c2813..9cc34ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- **Honest install success** — the installer no longer claims success or shows the license message when the install partially failed. The package postflight verifies every child extension declared in the manifest registered in `#__extensions`; the `com_mokoog` component script verifies its declared tables exist before echoing the success message. Both checks fail open, so a transient DB/IO glitch never fakes a failure.
+
 ### Added
 - OG coverage **dashboard** as the default admin view — SVG donut gauge, coverage by content type, and a list of articles missing OG tags with a batch-generate shortcut (#94)
 - Single OG tag **create/edit screen** in the admin (the tag manager was previously read-only) (#98)
diff --git a/source/packages/com_mokoog/script.php b/source/packages/com_mokoog/script.php
index ace5636..9990285 100644
--- a/source/packages/com_mokoog/script.php
+++ b/source/packages/com_mokoog/script.php
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 
 defined('_JEXEC') or die;
 
+use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\Installer\InstallerAdapter;
+use Joomla\Database\DatabaseInterface;
 
 class Com_MokoOGInstallerScript
 {
@@ -23,6 +25,20 @@ class Com_MokoOGInstallerScript
      */
     public function install(InstallerAdapter $parent): void
     {
+        // Be honest about success: don't claim a clean install if the component's
+        // own tables never landed. Fails open (see missingTables) so a query/IO
+        // glitch never fakes a failure.
+        $missing = $this->missingTables();
+
+        if (!empty($missing))
+        {
+            echo '<p>MokoSuiteOpenGraph component did not install correctly. '
+                . 'Missing database table(s): '
+                . htmlspecialchars(implode(', ', $missing), ENT_QUOTES) . '.</p>';
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         echo '<p>MokoSuiteOpenGraph component installed successfully.</p>';
     }
 
@@ -35,6 +51,69 @@ class Com_MokoOGInstallerScript
      */
     public function update(InstallerAdapter $parent): void
     {
+        $missing = $this->missingTables();
+
+        if (!empty($missing))
+        {
+            echo '<p>MokoSuiteOpenGraph component did not update correctly. '
+                . 'Missing database table(s): '
+                . htmlspecialchars(implode(', ', $missing), ENT_QUOTES) . '.</p>';
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         echo '<p>MokoSuiteOpenGraph component updated successfully.</p>';
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Verify the component's declared tables actually exist. Reads the shipped
+     * install SQL, extracts every CREATE TABLE #__name, resolves the live prefix,
+     * and checks each against the database's table list (case-insensitive).
+     *
+     * FAILS OPEN: any error (unreadable SQL, query failure) returns [] so a
+     * transient glitch never turns a good install into a false failure.
+     *
+     * @return  string[]  Prefixed names of any missing tables.
+     */
+    private function missingTables(): array
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            $sqlFile = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_mokoog/sql/install.mysql.sql';
+
+            if (!is_file($sqlFile))
+            {
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            $sql = (string) file_get_contents($sqlFile);
+
+            if ($sql === '' || !preg_match_all('/CREATE\s+TABLE\s+(?:IF\s+NOT\s+EXISTS\s+)?[`"\']?(#__[A-Za-z0-9_]+)/i', $sql, $m))
+            {
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            $db       = Factory::getContainer()->get(DatabaseInterface::class);
+            $prefix   = $db->getPrefix();
+            $existing = array_map('strtolower', (array) $db->getTableList());
+            $missing  = [];
+
+            foreach (array_unique($m[1]) as $table)
+            {
+                $real = str_replace('#__', $prefix, $table);
+
+                if (!in_array(strtolower($real), $existing, true))
+                {
+                    $missing[] = $real;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return $missing;
+        }
+        catch (\Throwable $e)
+        {
+            // Fail open — never fake a failure on a glitch.
+            return [];
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/script.php b/source/script.php
index c90d65e..08b806d 100644
--- a/source/script.php
+++ b/source/script.php
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class Pkg_MokoOGInstallerScript
 	public function postflight(string $type, InstallerAdapter $parent): void
 	{
 		$this->restoreDownloadKey();
-		$this->warnMissingLicenseKey();
 
+		// Enable plugins after first install (unconditional module/plugin setup)
 		if ($type === 'install')
 		{
 			$db = Factory::getContainer()->get(\Joomla\Database\DatabaseInterface::class);
@@ -69,6 +69,101 @@ class Pkg_MokoOGInstallerScript
 				)->execute();
 			}
 		}
+
+		// Be honest about success. Joomla's package installer only LOGS a failed child
+		// sub-install but still runs this postflight, so don't show the license /
+		// next-steps message if a bundled extension is actually missing. Fails open
+		// (see missingChildExtensions) so a query/IO glitch never fakes a failure.
+		$missing = $this->missingChildExtensions($parent);
+
+		if (!empty($missing))
+		{
+			Factory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage(
+				'<h4>MokoSuiteOpenGraph did not install correctly.</h4>'
+				. '<p>The following bundled extensions are missing: '
+				. htmlspecialchars(implode(', ', $missing), ENT_QUOTES) . '</p>'
+				. '<p>Please uninstall MokoSuiteOpenGraph and reinstall the full package.</p>',
+				'error'
+			);
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$this->warnMissingLicenseKey();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verify every child extension declared in the package manifest actually landed
+	 * in #__extensions. Returns readable labels of any that are missing.
+	 *
+	 * element = <file> "id", EXCEPT plugins strip a leading plg_<group>_; plugins also
+	 * match folder = <file> "group". FAILS OPEN — any error returns [] so a transient
+	 * glitch never turns a good install into a false failure.
+	 */
+	private function missingChildExtensions($parent): array
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			$manifest = $parent->getParent()->getManifest();
+
+			if (!$manifest || !isset($manifest->files) || !isset($manifest->files->file))
+			{
+				return [];
+			}
+
+			$db      = Factory::getContainer()->get(\Joomla\Database\DatabaseInterface::class);
+			$missing = [];
+
+			foreach ($manifest->files->file as $file)
+			{
+				$attrs  = $file->attributes();
+				$id     = isset($attrs['id']) ? (string) $attrs['id'] : '';
+				$exType = isset($attrs['type']) ? (string) $attrs['type'] : '';
+
+				if ($id === '' || $exType === '')
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				$group   = isset($attrs['group']) ? (string) $attrs['group'] : '';
+				$element = $id;
+
+				// Plugin element in #__extensions is the id minus any leading plg_<group>_.
+				if ($exType === 'plugin' && $group !== '')
+				{
+					$prefix = 'plg_' . $group . '_';
+
+					if (strpos($element, $prefix) === 0)
+					{
+						$element = substr($element, \strlen($prefix));
+					}
+				}
+
+				$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+					->select('COUNT(*)')
+					->from($db->quoteName('#__extensions'))
+					->where($db->quoteName('element') . ' = ' . $db->quote($element))
+					->where($db->quoteName('type') . ' = ' . $db->quote($exType));
+
+				if ($exType === 'plugin' && $group !== '')
+				{
+					$query->where($db->quoteName('folder') . ' = ' . $db->quote($group));
+				}
+
+				if ((int) $db->setQuery($query)->loadResult() === 0)
+				{
+					$label     = trim((string) $file);
+					$missing[] = $label !== '' ? preg_replace('/\.zip$/i', '', $label) : $id;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return $missing;
+		}
+		catch (\Throwable $e)
+		{
+			// Fail open — never fake a failure on a glitch.
+			return [];
+		}
 	}