diff --git a/slpkg/check_updates.py b/slpkg/check_updates.py
index b87213f7..512c8bc8 100644
--- a/slpkg/check_updates.py
+++ b/slpkg/check_updates.py
@@ -23,18 +23,15 @@ class CheckUpdates:
 
         if os.path.isfile(local_chg_txt):
             with open(local_chg_txt, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                ldate = f.readline().strip()
+                local_date = f.readline().strip()
 
         http = urllib3.PoolManager()
         repo = http.request(
             'GET', f'{self.sbo_repo_url}/{self.chglog_txt}')
 
-        rdate = repo.data.decode().split('\\')[0][:len(ldate)].strip()
+        repo_date = repo.data.decode().split('\\')[0][:len(local_date)].strip()
 
-        repo_date = parser.parse(rdate)
-        local_date = parser.parse(ldate)
-
-        if repo_date > local_date:
+        if parser.parse(repo_date) > parser.parse(local_date):
             print('\nThere are new updates available.\n')
         else:
             print('\nNo updated packages since the last check.\n')