diff --git a/scripts/postinstall.sh b/scripts/postinstall.sh
index a1f6924..07d196a 100644
--- a/scripts/postinstall.sh
+++ b/scripts/postinstall.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,80 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Install SELinux policy module if SELinux is enforcing
-if command -v checkmodule &> /dev/null && command -v semodule_package &> /dev/null; then
-    # Compile policy module
-    checkmodule -M -m /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.te -o /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.mod
-    semodule_package -m /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.mod -o /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.pp -f /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.fc
+export SELINUX_ERROR=
+export SELINUX_ENABLED=
 
-    # Install or update the policy module
-    semodule -i /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.pp
-fi
+selinux_enabled() {
+    local selinux_status
+    if command -v getenforce &> /dev/null; then
+        selinux_status=$(getenforce 2>/dev/null)
+        if [ "$selinux_status" = "Enforcing" ] || [ "$selinux_status" = "Permissive" ]; then
+            echo 1
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
 
-# Allow writing to /etc/redis/sentinel/ for redis-sentinel
-if command -v chcon &> /dev/null; then
-    chcon -t redis_conf_t '/etc/redis/sentinel' '/etc/redis/sentinel/sentinel.conf'
-fi
+selinux_run_command() {
+    local cmd_output
+    local cmd_res
+    cmd_output=$("$@" 2>&1)
+    cmd_res=$?
+    if [ $cmd_res -ne 0 ]; then
+        SELINUX_ERROR=1
+        # Output the error if SELinux is enabled
+        # If it's not then likely SELinux has been intentionally removed
+        if [ "$SELINUX_ENABLED" = "1" ]; then
+            echo "$cmd_output"
+        fi
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+setup_selinux() {
+    # Install SELinux policy module if SELinux tools are available
+    if command -v checkmodule &> /dev/null && command -v semodule_package &> /dev/null; then
+        # Compile policy module
+        selinux_run_command checkmodule \
+            -M -m /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.te \
+            -o /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.mod \
+        || return 1
+
+        selinux_run_command semodule_package \
+            -m /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.mod \
+            -o /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.pp \
+            -f /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.fc \
+        || return 1
+
+        # Install or update the policy module
+        selinux_run_command semodule -i /usr/share/selinux/packages/redis-ce.pp || return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Allow writing to /etc/redis/sentinel/ for redis-sentinel
+    if command -v chcon &> /dev/null; then
+        selinux_run_command chcon \
+            -t redis_conf_t \
+            '/etc/redis/sentinel' \
+            '/etc/redis/sentinel/sentinel.conf' \
+        || return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+selinux_show_error() {
+    if [ "$SELINUX_ENABLED" = "1" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Unable to setup SELinux policies. See above for details."
+    else
+        echo "Warning: SELinux policies not configured. To enable SELinux in the future, install selinux-policy-targeted and reinstall this package."
+    fi
+}
+
+SELINUX_ENABLED=$(selinux_enabled)
+setup_selinux || selinux_show_error
 
 #
 # Handle service setup
 # $1 will be 1 for initial install and 2 for upgrade
 #
-
 if [ "$1" = "1" ]; then
     # This is a fresh install
     systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
@@ -27,4 +82,4 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ]; then
 elif [ "$1" = "2" ]; then
     # This is an upgrade
     systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-fi
+fi
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