diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py b/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py
index 3827395f..bc06c50b 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py
@@ -96,14 +96,16 @@ class Task(LazyLogging):
             cwd=sources_dir,
             logger=self.logger,
             user=self.uid,
-            environment=environment)
+            environment=environment,
+        )
 
         # well it is not actually correct, but we can deal with it
         packages = Task._check_output(
             "makepkg", "--packagelist",
             exception=BuildError.from_process(self.package.base),
             cwd=sources_dir,
-            logger=self.logger
+            logger=self.logger,
+            environment=environment,
         ).splitlines()
         return [Path(package) for package in packages]
 
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/repository/update_handler.py b/src/ahriman/core/repository/update_handler.py
index c0c44a04..12b08730 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/repository/update_handler.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/repository/update_handler.py
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ class UpdateHandler(Cleaner):
 
                     local = packages.get(remote.base)
                     if local is None:
-                        self.reporter.set_unknown(remote)
-                        result.append(remote)
-                    elif local.is_outdated(remote, self.paths,
-                                           vcs_allowed_age=self.vcs_allowed_age,
-                                           calculate_version=vcs):
+                        continue  # we don't add packages automatically
+
+                    if local.is_outdated(remote, self.paths,
+                                         vcs_allowed_age=self.vcs_allowed_age,
+                                         calculate_version=vcs):
                         self.reporter.set_pending(local.base)
                         result.append(remote)
                 except Exception:
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/repository/test_update_handler.py b/tests/ahriman/core/repository/test_update_handler.py
index bda41426..5c942156 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/repository/test_update_handler.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/repository/test_update_handler.py
@@ -199,10 +199,8 @@ def test_updates_local_unknown(update_handler: UpdateHandler, package_ahriman: P
     mocker.patch("ahriman.models.package.Package.is_outdated", return_value=True)
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.build_tools.sources.Sources.fetch")
     mocker.patch("ahriman.models.package.Package.from_build", return_value=package_ahriman)
-    status_client_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.client.Client.set_unknown")
 
-    assert update_handler.updates_local(vcs=True) == [package_ahriman]
-    status_client_mock.assert_called_once_with(package_ahriman)
+    assert update_handler.updates_local(vcs=True) == []
 
 
 def test_updates_local_with_failures(update_handler: UpdateHandler, package_ahriman: Package,