diff --git a/libraries/databaseTools.py b/libraries/databaseTools.py
index 78a362a42..d9cebebcd 100644
--- a/libraries/databaseTools.py
+++ b/libraries/databaseTools.py
@@ -1627,6 +1627,12 @@ class etpDatabase(TextInterface):
         self.cursor.execute('UPDATE baseinfo SET slot = (?) WHERE idpackage = (?)', (slot,idpackage,))
         self.commitChanges()
 
+    def insertCounter(self, idpackage, counter):
+        self.checkReadOnly()
+        self.cursor.execute('DELETE FROM counters WHERE counter = (?) OR idpackage = (?)', (counter,idpackage,))
+        self.cursor.execute('INSERT INTO counters VALUES (?,?)', (counter,idpackage,))
+        self.commitChanges()
+
     def setCounter(self, idpackage, counter):
         self.checkReadOnly()
         try:
diff --git a/libraries/entropy.py b/libraries/entropy.py
index 65cc2b9cf..93833cb0c 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy.py
@@ -2554,7 +2554,7 @@ class PackageInterface:
                     f.flush()
                     f.close()
                     # update counter inside clientDatabase
-                    self.Entropy.clientDbconn.setCounter(newidpackage,counter)
+                    self.Entropy.clientDbconn.insertCounter(newidpackage,counter)
                 else:
                     self.Entropy.updateProgress(
                                                 red("QA: ")+brown("cannot update Gentoo counter, destination %s does not exist." %