diff --git a/build-ubunturepo b/build-ubunturepo
index c80109826..a9a2a7e92 100755
--- a/build-ubunturepo
+++ b/build-ubunturepo
@@ -91,14 +91,6 @@ local_dep_repo_path="$curdir/../../../xcat-dep/xcat-dep"
 sf_repo_url="https://sourceforge.net/projects/xcat/files/ubuntu"
 sf_dir="/home/frs/project/x/xc/xcat"
 
-if [ "$PROMOTE" = 1 ]; then
-    upload_dir="xcat-core"
-    tar_name="xcat-core-$ver.tar.bz2"
-else
-    upload_dir="core-snap"
-    tar_name="core-debs-snap.tar.bz2"
-fi
-
 #use flock to only one person build at the same time
 # Get a lock, so can not do 2 builds at once
 exec 8>/var/lock/xcatbld.lock
@@ -128,6 +120,7 @@ then
         REL=`basename $t`
     fi
 
+    ver=`cat Version`
     if [ "$PROMOTE" != 1 ]; then
         #get the version
         echo "svn --quiet update Version"
@@ -195,6 +188,14 @@ then
         find ../../debs/* ! -name *.deb | xargs rm -f
     fi
 
+    if [ "$PROMOTE" = 1 ]; then
+        upload_dir="xcat-core"
+        tar_name="xcat-core-$ver.tar.bz2"
+    else
+        upload_dir="core-snap"
+        tar_name="core-debs-snap.tar.bz2"
+    fi
+
     echo "#################################"
     echo "# Creating xcat-core repository #"
     echo "#################################"