diff --git a/slpkg/init.py b/slpkg/init.py
index f14994f2..93557574 100644
--- a/slpkg/init.py
+++ b/slpkg/init.py
@@ -794,13 +794,13 @@ class Update:
 def check_exists_repositories(repo):
     """Checking if repositories exists by PACKAGES.TXT file
     """
-    pkg_list = ""
+    pkg_list = "PACKAGES.TXT"
     if repo == "sbo":
         pkg_list = "SLACKBUILDS.TXT"
-    if check_for_local_repos(repo) is True:
+    elif check_for_local_repos(repo) is True:
         pkg_list = "PACKAGES.TXT"
     if not os.path.isfile(f"{_meta_.lib_path}{repo}_repo/{pkg_list}"):
-        return repo
+        return False
 
 
 def check_for_local_repos(repo):
diff --git a/slpkg/main.py b/slpkg/main.py
index c2dbacd2..af803b51 100644
--- a/slpkg/main.py
+++ b/slpkg/main.py
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ class ArgParse(BlackList):
             "clean"
         ]
 
-        # checking if repositories exists
-        enabled_repos = _meta_.repositories
-        if len(self.args) > 1:
-            repo = check_exists_repositories(args[1])
-        if len(self.args) > 1 and self.args[0] in [
+        options = [
             "-c", "--check",
             "-l", "--list",
             "-c", "--check",
@@ -101,7 +97,15 @@ class ArgParse(BlackList):
             "-p", "--desc",
             "-F", "--FIND",
             "-f", "--find"
-        ] and self.args[1] == repo and repo in enabled_repos:
+        ]
+
+        # checking if repositories exists
+        enabled_repos = _meta_.repositories
+        if len(self.args) > 1:
+            repo = self.args[1]
+            check = check_exists_repositories(repo)
+        if (len(self.args) > 1 and self.args[0] in options
+                and check is False and repo in enabled_repos):
             print("\n  Please update the packages lists. Run 'slpkg update'.\n"
                   "  This command should be used to synchronize the packages\n"
                   "  lists from the repositories that are enabled.\n")