diff --git a/server/server_reagent.py b/server/server_reagent.py
index 617124e6d..864927844 100644
--- a/server/server_reagent.py
+++ b/server/server_reagent.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def repositories(options):
 
             # now bump, this makes EAPI=3 differential db sync happy
             old_pkg_data = w_dbconn.getPackageData(idpackage)
-            dbconn.handlePackage(old_pkg_data)
+            w_dbconn.handlePackage(old_pkg_data)
 
             print_info(brown(" @@ ")+"%s: %s" % (blue(atom),
                 darkgreen(_("dependencies updated successfully")),))