diff --git a/housekeeping.go b/housekeeping.go
index 65dc3ad..cab70f1 100644
--- a/housekeeping.go
+++ b/housekeeping.go
@@ -141,11 +141,12 @@ func housekeeping(repo, march string, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
 		case dbPkg.Status == dbpackage.StatusLatest && dbPkg.RepoVersion != "":
 			// check lastVersionBuild
 			if dbPkg.LastVersionBuild != dbPkg.RepoVersion {
+				oldVer := dbPkg.LastVersionBuild
 				dbPkg, err = dbPkg.Update().SetLastVersionBuild(dbPkg.RepoVersion).Save(context.Background())
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Warningf("[HK/%s] error updating lastVersionBuild for %s: %v", fullRepo, dbPkg.Pkgbase, err)
 				}
-				log.Infof("[HK/%s] updated lastVersionBuild %s -> %s", fullRepo, dbPkg.LastVersionBuild, dbPkg.RepoVersion)
+				log.Infof("[HK/%s] updated lastVersionBuild %s -> %s", fullRepo, oldVer, dbPkg.RepoVersion)
 			}
 
 			var existingSplits []string