diff --git a/actions/upgrades b/actions/upgrades
index 929221bdf..0cf16586a 100755
--- a/actions/upgrades
+++ b/actions/upgrades
@@ -425,8 +425,10 @@ def _perform_dist_upgrade():
             'Holding packages with conffile prompts: ' +
             ', '.join(packages_with_prompts) + '...', flush=True)
         with apt_hold(packages_with_prompts):
-            print('Running apt full-upgrade...', flush=True)
-            run_apt_command(['full-upgrade'])
+            print('Holding tt-rss package if available...', flush=True)
+            with apt_hold(['tt-rss'], ignore_errors=True):
+                print('Running apt full-upgrade...', flush=True)
+                run_apt_command(['full-upgrade'])
 
         # If searx is installed, update search engines list.
         if pathlib.Path('/etc/searx/settings.yml').exists():
diff --git a/plinth/action_utils.py b/plinth/action_utils.py
index 68723f518..676c3fafb 100644
--- a/plinth/action_utils.py
+++ b/plinth/action_utils.py
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def run_apt_command(arguments):
 
 
 @contextmanager
-def apt_hold(packages=None):
+def apt_hold(packages=None, ignore_errors=False):
     """Prevent packages from being removed during apt operations."""
     if not packages:
         packages = ['freedombox']
@@ -421,7 +421,8 @@ def apt_hold(packages=None):
     current_hold = subprocess.check_output(['apt-mark', 'showhold'] + packages)
     try:
         yield current_hold or subprocess.run(['apt-mark', 'hold'] + packages,
-                                             check=True)
+                                             check=not ignore_errors)
     finally:
         if not current_hold:
-            subprocess.run(['apt-mark', 'unhold'] + packages, check=True)
+            subprocess.run(['apt-mark', 'unhold'] + packages,
+                           check=not ignore_errors)