diff --git a/pym/update/utils/cl_update.py b/pym/update/utils/cl_update.py
index 5abea84..86a93e8 100644
--- a/pym/update/utils/cl_update.py
+++ b/pym/update/utils/cl_update.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from calculate.core.server.func import Action, Tasks
 from calculate.lib.cl_lang import setLocalTranslate, getLazyLocalTranslate
 from calculate.lib.cl_template import TemplatesError
 from calculate.lib.utils.binhosts import BinhostError
-from calculate.lib.utils.files import FilesError
+from calculate.lib.utils.files import FilesError, readFile
 from calculate.update.update import UpdateError
 from calculate.update.emerge_parser import EmergeError
 from calculate.lib.utils.git import GitError
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ class UpdateConditions(object):
                     or Get('cl_update_outdated_kernel_set') == 'on')
         return func
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def force_preserved(Get):
+        pfile = "/var/lib/portage/preserved_libs_registry"
+        content = readFile(pfile).strip()
+        if not content or content[1:-1].strip() == '':
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
 
 class ClUpdateAction(Action):
     """
@@ -139,11 +147,12 @@ class ClUpdateAction(Action):
              {'name': 'update_other:preserved_rebuild',
               'message': __('Updating preserved libraries'),
               'method': 'Update.emerge("","@preserved-rebuild")',
-              'condition': UpdateConditions.was_installed(
-                  '.*', EmergeMark.PreservedLibs),
+              'condition': lambda Get: (UpdateConditions.was_installed(
+                  '.*', EmergeMark.PreservedLibs)() or
+                                        UpdateConditions.force_preserved(Get)),
               'decoration': 'Update.update_task("%s")' %
                             EmergeMark.PreservedLibs
-             },
+              },
              {'name': 'update_other:revdev_rebuild',
               'message': __('Checking reverse dependencies'),
               'method': 'Update.revdep_rebuild("revdep-rebuild")',