diff --git a/pkg/backend/repo.go b/pkg/backend/repo.go
index 1e3b63bcfb3f39ff32111a4d6e1a906c3144412b..352df3d15f0a9c4b1f3a7877255eb66328ae91a4 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/repo.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/repo.go
@@ -720,13 +720,6 @@ func (r *repo) CreatedAt() time.Time {
 
 // UpdatedAt returns the repository's last update time.
 func (r *repo) UpdatedAt() time.Time {
-	// Try to read the last modified time from the info directory.
-	if t, err := readOneline(filepath.Join(r.path, "info", "last-modified")); err == nil {
-		if t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, t); err == nil {
-			return t
-		}
-	}
-
 	rr, err := git.Open(r.path)
 	if err == nil {
 		t, err := rr.LatestCommitTime()
@@ -735,6 +728,12 @@ func (r *repo) UpdatedAt() time.Time {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if t, err := readOneline(filepath.Join(r.path, "info", "last-modified")); err == nil {
+		if t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, t); err == nil {
+			return t
+		}
+	}
+
 	return r.repo.UpdatedAt
 }