diff --git a/pym/update/update.py b/pym/update/update.py
index b3f1d7d..3ff3c98 100644
--- a/pym/update/update.py
+++ b/pym/update/update.py
@@ -1559,13 +1559,19 @@ class Update(MethodsInterface):
 
     def download_packages(self, url_binhost, packages_fn, packages_sign_fn, gpg):
         quite_unlink(packages_fn)
+        packages_ini = os.path.join(packages_sign_fn.split("/Packages.as")[0], 'ini.env')
+        quite_unlink(packages_ini)
+        orig_ini = Binhosts.packages_check_ini(url_binhost.split("/grp")[0]).decode('utf-8')
         orig_packages = Binhosts.fetch_packages(url_binhost)
+
         try:
             with writeFile(packages_fn) as f:
                 pi = PackagesIndex(orig_packages)
                 pi["TTL"] = str(30 * DAYS)
                 pi["DOWNLOAD_TIMESTAMP"] = str(int(time.time()))
                 pi.write(f)
+            with open(packages_ini, 'w') as f:
+                f.write(orig_ini)
         except (OSError, IOError):
             raise UpdateError(_("Failed to save Packages"))
         self.endTask(True)
@@ -1581,11 +1587,7 @@ class Update(MethodsInterface):
                 f.write(Binhosts.fetch_packages_sign(url_binhost).decode("UTF-8"))
         except BinhostSignError:
             for fn in (packages_fn, packages_sign_fn):
-                if path.exists(fn):
-                    try:
-                        os.unlink(fn)
-                    except OSError:
-                        pass
+                quite_unlink(fn)
             self.clVars.Set("update.cl_update_bad_sign_set", Variable.On)
             self.clVars.Set('update.cl_update_binhost_recheck_set', Variable.On)
             self.clVars.Set('cl_update_package_cache_set', Variable.Off, force=True)
@@ -1814,27 +1816,20 @@ class Update(MethodsInterface):
         if self.binhosts_data.gpg:
             packages_fn = self.clVars.Get('update.cl_update_package_cache')
             packages_sign_fn = self.clVars.Get('update.cl_update_package_cache_sign')
-            if path.exists(packages_fn) and path.exists(packages_sign_fn):
-                packages_sign = readFile(packages_sign_fn, binary=True)
-                pi = PackagesIndex(readFile(packages_fn))
-                pi.clean()
+            packages_ini = os.path.join(packages_sign_fn.split("/Packages.as")[0], 'ini.env')
+            if path.exists(packages_fn) and path.exists(packages_sign_fn) and path.exists(packages_ini):
+                local_ini = readFile(packages_ini, binary=True)
                 try:
-                    Binhosts.check_packages_signature(
-                        None, pi.get_value(), self.binhosts_data.gpg,
-                        sign=packages_sign)
+                    orig_ini = Binhosts.packages_check_ini(binhost.host)
+                    if not orig_ini == local_ini:
+                        for fn in (packages_fn, packages_sign_fn, packages_ini):
+                            quite_unlink(fn)
+                        self.clVars.Set('cl_update_package_cache_set', Variable.On)
+                except BinhostError:
+                    for fn in (packages_fn, packages_sign_fn, packages_ini):
+                        quite_unlink(fn)
+                    raise UpdateError(_("Failed to find ini.env on current binhost"))
 
-                    return True
-                except BinhostSignError:
-                    for fn in (packages_fn, packages_sign_fn):
-                        if path.exists(fn):
-                            try:
-                                os.unlink(fn)
-                            except OSError:
-                                pass
-            if binhost.bad_sign:
-                raise UpdateError(
-                    _("Current binhost {} has wrong signature").format(
-                        binhost_url))
         if rewrite_binhost:
             self.clVars.Write('cl_update_binhost', binhost_url)
         return True
@@ -2043,6 +2038,14 @@ class Update(MethodsInterface):
         ini.delVar('system', 'portage_hash')
         return True
 
+    def drop_packages_cache(self):
+        packages_fn = self.clVars.Get('update.cl_update_package_cache')
+        packages_sign_fn = self.clVars.Get('update.cl_update_package_cache_sign')
+        packages_ini = os.path.join(packages_sign_fn.split("/Packages.as")[0], 'ini.env')
+        for fn in (packages_fn, packages_sign_fn, packages_ini):
+            quite_unlink(fn)
+        return True
+
     def update_fastlogin_domain_path(self):
         try:
             if not self.clVars.Get('client.cl_remote_host'):
diff --git a/pym/update/utils/cl_update.py b/pym/update/utils/cl_update.py
index 56fd311..9b92a35 100644
--- a/pym/update/utils/cl_update.py
+++ b/pym/update/utils/cl_update.py
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ def get_synchronization_tasks(object_name):
                     Get('update.cl_update_binhost') and 
                     Get('update.cl_update_use_migration_host') == 'off')
              },
+             {'name': 'drop_packeges_cache',
+              'method': 'Update.drop_packages_cache()',
+              'depend': AllTasks.failed_all("check_current_binhost")
+              },
              {'name': 'not_use_search:failed_base_binhost',
               'error': __("Failed to use base binhost"),
               'method': Object("delete_binhost()"),
diff --git a/pym/update/variables/update.py b/pym/update/variables/update.py
index be8980c..61a705e 100644
--- a/pym/update/variables/update.py
+++ b/pym/update/variables/update.py
@@ -1889,8 +1889,6 @@ class VariableClUpdatePackageCacheSet(Variable):
         packages_fn = self.Get('cl_update_package_cache')
         gpg = self.Get('cl_update_gpg')
         packages_asc_fn = self.Get('cl_update_package_cache_sign')
-        a = path.exists(packages_fn)
-        b = path.exists(packages_asc_fn)
         if (not path.exists(packages_fn) or
             gpg and not path.exists(packages_asc_fn)):
             return "on"