diff --git a/plugins/reposync.py b/plugins/reposync.py
index 6bc5e5160..d1bf6f27f 100644
--- a/plugins/reposync.py
+++ b/plugins/reposync.py
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ def configure(self):
 
     def run(self):
         base = self.base
+        base.conf.keepcache = True
         pkgs = base.sack.query().available()
         base.download_packages(pkgs, self.base.output.progress)