diff --git a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
index 2aae16636..b8b3878f8 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
@@ -570,23 +570,21 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
         """
         self._cursor().execute('PRAGMA default_cache_size = %s' % (size,))
 
-    def __clearLiveCache(self, key):
-        master_key = etpConst['systemroot'] + "_" + self._db_path + "_" + \
+    def __getLiveCacheKey(self):
+        return etpConst['systemroot'] + "_" + self._db_path + "_" + \
             self.reponame + "_"
+
+    def __clearLiveCache(self, key):
         try:
-            del EntropyRepository._LIVE_CACHE[master_key + key]
+            del EntropyRepository._LIVE_CACHE[self.__getLiveCacheKey() + key]
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
     def __setLiveCache(self, key, value):
-        master_key = etpConst['systemroot'] + "_" + self._db_path + "_" + \
-            self.reponame + "_"
-        EntropyRepository._LIVE_CACHE[master_key + key] = value
+        EntropyRepository._LIVE_CACHE[self.__getLiveCacheKey() + key] = value
 
     def __getLiveCache(self, key):
-        master_key = etpConst['systemroot'] + "_" + self._db_path + "_" + \
-            self.reponame + "_"
-        return EntropyRepository._LIVE_CACHE.get(master_key + key)
+        return EntropyRepository._LIVE_CACHE.get(self.__getLiveCacheKey() + key)
 
     def __del__(self):
         self.closeDB()