diff --git a/package_meta.h b/package_meta.h
index b24d4fc..3d2b775 100644
--- a/package_meta.h
+++ b/../src2/package_meta.h
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ public:
     if (_default && curr && installed
 	&& packageversion::compareVersions (curr, installed) < 0)
       {
-	if (exp && packageversion::compareVersions (installed, exp) < 0)
+// Henri: no, no, no ... first check whether the associated tarball is in the repo or not!
+	if (exp.accessible() && exp && packageversion::compareVersions (installed, exp) < 0)
 	  return exp;
 	return installed;
       }
     /* Otherwise, if a "curr" version exists, return "curr". */
-    if (curr)
+// Henri: no, no, no ... first check whether the associated tarball is in the repo or not!
+    if (curr.accessible() && curr)
       return curr;
     /* Otherwise return the installed version. */
     return installed;