diff --git a/scripts/update_portage.sh b/scripts/update_portage.sh
index f991620..9a21bea 100755
--- a/scripts/update_portage.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_portage.sh
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ trap "cleanup" INT TERM
 mount_overlay
 
 # End early if there are no upstream changes
-# If rsync s executed more than once timestamps differed so we assume updates available
+# assume if rsync is run only once that no upstream changes available
 echo 'Syncing gentoo portage tree ...'
 RUNS=$(emaint sync -r gentoo 2>/dev/null | grep -c 'Number of files')
-[ $RUNS -le 2 ] && { echo 'No upstream changes. Exiting.'; cleanup; }
+[ $RUNS -eq 1 ] && { echo 'No upstream changes. Exiting.'; cleanup; }
 
 # Optional step to customize the tree, mostly to alter upstream use masks
 customize