diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index d50b070..c88d294 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repo_dir=${REPO_DIR:-/repo}
 # TODO: use the repo instead and check the version with dnf
 # yeah this is bad; see also the polycat-aaaaaa thing below
 touch polycat-tmp
-if $(ls polycat-* | grep -q "$version"); then
+if $(ls $repo_dir/polycat-* | grep -q "$version"); then
     rm polycat-tmp
     echo "package is already up to date, exiting"
     exit