diff --git a/autodist b/autodist
index a7aeb62..1ed516f 100755
--- a/autodist
+++ b/autodist
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ function launch_pkgs_loop() {
                            exit 1 ;;
                      esac
    	          }
-		  [ "$operation" = "update" -o "$operation" = "autoupdate" ] && return 0
+		  [ "$operation" = "update" -o "$operation" = "autoupdate" ] && continue
 	       fi
 	    fi
             $SCRIPT_UPDATE_SPECFILE $spec_dir/$pkg.spec
@@ -569,10 +569,11 @@ function launch_pkgs_loop() {
             # skip package in job if up to date
             if [ "$PKGLINE" ]; then
                set -- $PKGLINE
+               pkglinever=$2
                # warning: assuming version is passed first
-               version_find_bigger ${passed_arguments/ *} $2
+               version_find_bigger "${passed_arguments/ *}" "$pkglinever"
                [ $? -eq 1 ] || {
-                  echo "Warning: skipping ${pkg} package already up to date."
+                  echo "Warning: skipping ${pkg} package already up to date ($pkglinever >= ${passed_arguments/ *})."
                   continue
                }
             fi
@@ -591,12 +592,14 @@ function launch_pkgs_loop() {
             # skip package in job if up to date
             if [ "$PKGLINE" ]; then
                set -- $PKGLINE
+               pkglinever=$2
+               pkglinerel=$6
                # warning: assuming version is passed first
-               version_find_bigger $SPEC_VERSION $2
+               version_find_bigger "$SPEC_VERSION" "$pkglinever"
                [ $? -eq 0 ] && {
-                  version_find_bigger $SPEC_RELEASE $6
+                  version_find_bigger "$SPEC_RELEASE" "$pkglinerel"
                   if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
-                     echo "Warning: skipping ${pkg} package already up to date."
+                     echo "Warning: skipping ${pkg} package already up to date ($SPEC_VERSION-$SPEC_RELEASE >= $pkglinever-$pkglinerel)."
                      continue
                   fi
                }
@@ -614,12 +617,14 @@ function launch_pkgs_loop() {
             # skip package in job if up to date
             if [ "$PKGLINE" -a "$do_autobuild" ]; then
                set -- $PKGLINE
+               pkglinever=$2
+               pkglinerel=$6
                # warning: assuming version is passed first
-               version_find_bigger $SPEC_VERSION $2
+               version_find_bigger "$SPEC_VERSION" "$pkglinever"
                [ $? -eq 0 ] && {
-                  version_find_bigger $SPEC_RELEASE $6
+                  version_find_bigger "$SPEC_RELEASE" "$pkglinerel"
                   if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then
-                     echo "Warning: skipping ${pkg} package already up to date."
+                     echo "Warning: skipping ${pkg} package already up to date ($SPEC_VERSION-$SPEC_RELEASE >= $pkglinever-$pkglinerel)."
                      continue
                  fi
                }
@@ -846,7 +851,7 @@ if [ "$do_autobuild" = "1" ]; then
 	       # jobs are not fully rebuilt
 	       for j in ${JOB_PKGS[*]}; do
 	          REPVER=`grep "^$j " $SRCPKGLIST | gawk '{ print $2 }'`
-	          version_find_bigger $TRVER $REPVER
+	          version_find_bigger "$TRVER" "$REPVER"
 	          [ $? -eq 1 ] && NEED_REBUILD=1
 	       done
 	    else
@@ -1034,7 +1039,7 @@ for JOB_NUM in `seq 1 ${#JOBNAME[*]}`; do
          ## skip package in job if up to date
          #for j in ${JOB_PKGS[*]}; do
       	#    REPVER=`grep "^$j " $SRCPKGLIST | gawk '{ print $2 }'`
-	#    version_find_bigger $TRVER $REPVER
+	#    version_find_bigger "$TRVER" "$REPVER"
 	#    [ $? -eq 1 ] && NEED_REBUILD=1
 	# done
          echo "%% Updating to version ${JOB_VER:1}"