diff --git a/update/update.py b/update/update.py
index 0f15ada..bf34d5e 100644
--- a/update/update.py
+++ b/update/update.py
@@ -228,18 +228,19 @@ class Update:
         egenCache = getProgPath('/usr/bin/egencache')
         if not egenCache:
             raise UpdateError(_("The Portage tool is not found"))
-        path_rep = self.clVars.Select('cl_update_rep_path',
-                                      where='cl_update_rep_name',
-                                      eq=repname, limit=1)
-        repo_name = readFile(
-            path.join(path_rep,"profiles/repo_name")).strip()
-        if repo_name != repname:
-            self.printWARNING(
-                _("Repository '{repo_name}' called '{repname}'"
-                  " in cl_update_rep_name").format(
-                    repo_name=repo_name, repname=repname))
-            raise UpdateError(_("Failed to update the cache of the {rname} "
-                                "repository").format(rname=repname))
+        if repname in self.clVars.Get('cl_update_rep_name'):
+            path_rep = self.clVars.Select('cl_update_rep_path',
+                                          where='cl_update_rep_name',
+                                          eq=repname, limit=1)
+            repo_name = readFile(
+                path.join(path_rep,"profiles/repo_name")).strip()
+            if repo_name != repname:
+                self.printWARNING(
+                    _("Repository '{repo_name}' called '{repname}'"
+                      " in cl_update_rep_name").format(
+                        repo_name=repo_name, repname=repname))
+                raise UpdateError(_("Failed to update the cache of the {rname} "
+                                    "repository").format(rname=repname))
         cpu_num = self.clVars.Get('hr_cpu_num')
         p = process(egenCache, "--repo=%s" % repname, "--update",
                     "--jobs=%s" % cpu_num, stderr=STDOUT)