diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml
index b5ef9be..46cdab0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -268,10 +268,18 @@ jobs:
             done
 
             # 2) Check localrepo/ for a pre-built .pkg.tar.zst
-            if [[ $MATCHED -eq 0 ]] && compgen -G "localrepo/${pkg}-*.pkg.tar.zst" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-              MATCHED=1
-              FOUND=$((FOUND + 1))
-              echo "📦 LOCAL: $pkg (pre-built in localrepo/)"
+            #    Exact name: strip -<pkgver>-<pkgrel>-<arch>.pkg.tar.zst, so
+            #    "foo" is not satisfied by foo-bar-1.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
+            if [[ $MATCHED -eq 0 ]]; then
+              for f in localrepo/"${pkg}"-*.pkg.tar.zst; do
+                b=${f##*/}
+                if [[ "${b%-*-*-*}" == "$pkg" ]]; then
+                  MATCHED=1
+                  FOUND=$((FOUND + 1))
+                  echo "📦 LOCAL: $pkg (pre-built in localrepo/)"
+                  break
+                fi
+              done
             fi
 
             # 3) Check build-end4-deps.sh for the package name
diff --git a/localrepo/build-end4-deps.sh b/localrepo/build-end4-deps.sh
index f9b2b90..5405433 100755
--- a/localrepo/build-end4-deps.sh
+++ b/localrepo/build-end4-deps.sh
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ build_local_pkgbuild() {
   local pkg_name
   pkg_name=$(basename "${pkg_dir}")
 
-  if ls "${REPO_DIR}"/illogical-impulse-"${pkg_name}"-*.pkg.tar.zst 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    info "Package already exists in localrepo, skipping: ${pkg_name}"
+  # Skip only while a built package is newer than its PKGBUILD - bumping
+  # e.g. quickshell's _commit must trigger a rebuild, not ship the old one.
+  if [[ -n "$(find "${REPO_DIR}" -maxdepth 1 \
+      -name "illogical-impulse-${pkg_name}-*.pkg.tar.zst" \
+      -newer "${pkg_dir}/PKGBUILD" -print -quit)" ]]; then
+    info "Package up to date in localrepo, skipping: ${pkg_name}"
     return 0
   fi
 
diff --git a/localrepo/update.sh b/localrepo/update.sh
index 5102329..e3698e7 100755
--- a/localrepo/update.sh
+++ b/localrepo/update.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ rm -f "${img_repo}"/*.pkg.tar.zst "${img_repo}/${repo_name}".db \
     "${img_repo}/${repo_name}".db.tar.gz "${img_repo}/${repo_name}".files \
     "${img_repo}/${repo_name}".files.tar.gz
 cp -f "${pkgs[@]}" "${img_repo}/"
-cp -fL "${repo_dir}/${repo_name}".db* "${repo_dir}/${repo_name}".files* "${img_repo}/"
+# explicit names: a .db* glob would also ship repo-add's *.tar.gz.old backups
+cp -fL "${repo_dir}/${repo_name}".{db,db.tar.gz,files,files.tar.gz} "${img_repo}/"
 echo "Medium copy ready: ${img_repo}"
 
 new_names=()