diff --git a/lib/entropy/server/interfaces/mirrors.py b/lib/entropy/server/interfaces/mirrors.py
index d30d26666..ab65338c2 100644
--- a/lib/entropy/server/interfaces/mirrors.py
+++ b/lib/entropy/server/interfaces/mirrors.py
@@ -1993,6 +1993,22 @@ class Server(object):
         pkg_path += etpConst['packagesexpirationfileext']
         return os.path.lexists(pkg_path)
 
+    def _weaken_file_exists(self, repository_id, package_rel):
+        """
+        Return whether the weaken file exists for the given package.
+
+        @param repository_id: repository identifier
+        @type repository_id: string
+        @param package_rel: package relative url, as returned by
+            EntropyRepository.retrieveDownloadURL
+        @type package_rel: string
+        """
+        pkg_path = self._entropy.complete_local_package_path(package_rel,
+            repository_id)
+
+        pkg_path += etpConst['packagesweakfileext']
+        return os.path.lexists(pkg_path)
+
     def _create_expiration_file(self, repository_id, package_rel):
         """
         Mark the package file as expired by creating an .expired file
@@ -2264,7 +2280,8 @@ class Server(object):
             else:
                 if not self._expiration_file_exists(repository_id, package_rel):
                     expire.append(package_rel)
-                if weak_package_files:
+                if weak_package_files and self._weaken_file_exists(
+                    repository_id, package_rel):
                     weaken.append(package_rel)
 
         for extra_package_rel in extra_expiring_packages:
@@ -2276,7 +2293,8 @@ class Server(object):
                 if not self._expiration_file_exists(
                     repository_id, extra_package_rel):
                     expire.append(extra_package_rel)
-                if weak_package_files:
+                if weak_package_files and self._weaken_file_exists(
+                    repository_id, extra_package_rel):
                     weaken.append(extra_package_rel)
 
         if not (remove or weaken or expire):