diff --git a/src/system/UpdateManager.cpp b/src/system/UpdateManager.cpp
index 149675c..e5f09c2 100644
--- a/src/system/UpdateManager.cpp
+++ b/src/system/UpdateManager.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ QString UpdateManager::HaveUpdate()
   {
     // check if this version has been applied
     QString readyFile(GetPath("_readyToApply", dir, false));
+    QString packagesDir(GetPath("packages", dir, false));
+
     QLOG_DEBUG() << "Checking for:" << readyFile;
 
     QDir packageDir(GetPath("packages", dir, false));