diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-repo-update.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-repo-update.c
index e0079acef..b920926bf 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-repo-update.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-repo-update.c
@@ -453,10 +453,6 @@ flatpak_builtin_build_update_repo (int argc, char **argv,
       !generate_all_deltas (repo, &unwanted_deltas, cancellable, error))
     return FALSE;
 
-  g_print (_("Updating summary\n"));
-  if (!flatpak_repo_update (repo, (const char **) opt_gpg_key_ids, opt_gpg_homedir, cancellable, error))
-    return FALSE;
-
   if (unwanted_deltas != NULL)
     {
       int i;
@@ -470,6 +466,10 @@ flatpak_builtin_build_update_repo (int argc, char **argv,
         }
     }
 
+  g_print (_("Updating summary\n"));
+  if (!flatpak_repo_update (repo, (const char **) opt_gpg_key_ids, opt_gpg_homedir, cancellable, error))
+    return FALSE;
+
   if (opt_prune)
     {
       gint n_objects_total;