diff --git a/Namcap/package.py b/Namcap/package.py
index 2da5b1d..86129fe 100644
--- a/Namcap/package.py
+++ b/Namcap/package.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def load_from_pkgbuild(path):
 	return ret
 
 def load_from_alpm(pmpkg):
-	variables = ['name', 'version', 'conflicts', 'url',
+	variables = ['base', 'name', 'version', 'conflicts', 'url',
 			'depends', 'desc', 'files', 'groups',
 			'has_scriptlet', 'size', 'licenses',
 			'optdepends', 'packager', 'provides', 'replaces']
diff --git a/namcap.py b/namcap.py
index a7f532a..dcf06f7 100755
--- a/namcap.py
+++ b/namcap.py
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ def process_realpackage(package, modules):
 		return 1
 
 	pkginfo = Namcap.package.load_from_tarball(package)
+
+	if pkginfo['name'] == pkginfo['base'] + '-debug':
+		# there are no errors -- this is a debug package autogenerated by makepkg
+		return 0
 	# Loop through each one, load them apply if possible
 	for i in modules:
 		rule = get_modules()[i]()