diff --git a/include/xbps.h.in b/include/xbps.h.in
index cd4ce4b8..3329632e 100644
--- a/include/xbps.h.in
+++ b/include/xbps.h.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  *
  * This header documents the full API for the XBPS Library.
  */
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20150110"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20150110-1"
 
 #ifndef XBPS_VERSION
  #define XBPS_VERSION		"UNSET"
@@ -856,10 +856,12 @@ xbps_array_t xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg_fulldeptree(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
  * @param[in] xhp The pointer to the xbps_handle struct.
  * @param[in] flush If true the pkgdb plist contents in memory will
  * be flushed atomically to storage.
+ * @param[in] update If true, the pkgdb plist stored on disk will be re-read
+ * and the in memory copy will be refreshed.
  *
  * @return 0 on success, otherwise an errno value.
  */
-int xbps_pkgdb_update(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool flush);
+int xbps_pkgdb_update(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool flush, bool update);
 
 /**
  * Creates a temporary file and executes it in rootdir.
diff --git a/lib/pkgdb.c b/lib/pkgdb.c
index 57be51ca..7be285dd 100644
--- a/lib/pkgdb.c
+++ b/lib/pkgdb.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ xbps_pkgdb_lock(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 void
 xbps_pkgdb_unlock(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 {
-	(void)xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true);
+	(void)xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true, false);
 
 	if (pkgdb_fd != -1) {
 		if (lockf(pkgdb_fd, F_ULOCK, 0) == -1)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ xbps_pkgdb_init(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 	if (xhp->pkgdb != NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	if ((rv = xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, false)) != 0) {
+	if ((rv = xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, false, true)) != 0) {
 		if (rv != ENOENT)
 			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "[pkgdb] cannot internalize "
 			    "pkgdb array: %s\n", strerror(rv));
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ xbps_pkgdb_init(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 }
 
 int
-xbps_pkgdb_update(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool flush)
+xbps_pkgdb_update(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool flush, bool update)
 {
 	xbps_dictionary_t pkgdb_storage;
 	static int cached_rv;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ xbps_pkgdb_update(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool flush)
 	if (cached_rv && !flush)
 		return cached_rv;
 
-	if (xhp->pkgdb && flush) {
+	if (xhp->pkgdb && update) {
 		pkgdb_storage = xbps_dictionary_internalize_from_file(xhp->pkgdb_plist);
 		if (pkgdb_storage == NULL ||
 		    !xbps_dictionary_equals(xhp->pkgdb, pkgdb_storage)) {
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ xbps_pkgdb_update(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool flush)
 		xhp->pkgdb = NULL;
 		cached_rv = 0;
 	}
+	if (!update)
+		return rv;
+
 	/* update copy in memory */
 	if ((xhp->pkgdb = xbps_dictionary_internalize_from_file(xhp->pkgdb_plist)) == NULL) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT)
diff --git a/lib/transaction_commit.c b/lib/transaction_commit.c
index 27ae66cf..5a2cf783 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_commit.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_commit.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2009-2014 Juan Romero Pardines.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2015 Juan Romero Pardines.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ xbps_transaction_commit(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 
 	xbps_object_iterator_reset(iter);
 	/* Force a pkgdb write for all unpacked pkgs in transaction */
-	(void)xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true);
+	(void)xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true, true);
 
 	/*
 	 * Configure all unpacked packages.
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ xbps_transaction_commit(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 out:
 	xbps_object_iterator_release(iter);
 	/* Force a pkgdb write for all unpacked pkgs in transaction */
-	(void)xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true);
+	(void)xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true, true);
 
 	return rv;
 }