diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index cfff81c..27b4951 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Wed Jun 22 00:01:56 CEST 2016
+pkg/slackpkg+-1.7.0d0-noarch-2mt.txz: Rebuilt
+  - slackpkg check-updates did not work unless you set VERBOSE=3 (thanks to
+    Talus).
++-------------------------+
+
 Tue Jun 15 00:45:00 CEST 2016
 pkg/slackpkg+-1.7.0d0-noarch-1mt.txz: Upgraded
   Setting up mainline branch.
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog.txt b/src/ChangeLog.txt
index cfff81c..27b4951 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/src/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Wed Jun 22 00:01:56 CEST 2016
+pkg/slackpkg+-1.7.0d0-noarch-2mt.txz: Rebuilt
+  - slackpkg check-updates did not work unless you set VERBOSE=3 (thanks to
+    Talus).
++-------------------------+
+
 Tue Jun 15 00:45:00 CEST 2016
 pkg/slackpkg+-1.7.0d0-noarch-1mt.txz: Upgraded
   Setting up mainline branch.
diff --git a/src/slackpkgplus.sh b/src/slackpkgplus.sh
index 9b10022..9246a7f 100755
--- a/src/slackpkgplus.sh
+++ b/src/slackpkgplus.sh
@@ -1974,6 +1974,7 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
 
     if [ $VERBOSE -eq 3 ];then
       checkchangelog
+      ERR=$?
     else
       if [[ ! ${SPINNING} = "off" ]]; then
         echo -n "Searching for updates... "
@@ -1982,10 +1983,11 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
       exec 3>&1 4>&2
       TTYREDIRECTION=1
       checkchangelog >/dev/null 2>&1
+      ERR=$?
       TTYREDIRECTION=""
       exec 1>&3 2>&4
     fi
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    if [ $ERR -ne 0 ]; then
     
         # -- Note:
         #     checkchangelog() download the ChangeLog.txt and stores it