diff --git a/share/tools/webupdate b/share/tools/webupdate
index 31de593f0e..96cfb42454 100755
--- a/share/tools/webupdate
+++ b/share/tools/webupdate
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ else
 	#svn update --accept theirs-full relnotes/man4 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1 || exit 2;
 fi
 
+if [ ! -e "${PINDEX_OVERRIDE}" ]; then
+	[ -e ${PORTSDIR}/INDEX-${INDEXNUM} ] && rm -f ${PORTSDIR}/INDEX-${INDEXNUM}
+	make -C ${PORTSDIR} fetchindex
+fi
+
 #
 # Build the web site.
 #
diff --git a/share/tools/webupdate.wrapper b/share/tools/webupdate.wrapper
index 413c3f5520..43fb80e414 100755
--- a/share/tools/webupdate.wrapper
+++ b/share/tools/webupdate.wrapper
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ export WEBMAILTO
 export WITH_PORTS_GROWTH=YES
 export WITH_PRSTATS=YES
 
-if [ ! -e "${PINDEX_OVERRIDE}" ]; then
-	[ -e ${PORTSDIR}/INDEX-${INDEXNUM} ] && rm -f ${PORTSDIR}/INDEX-${INDEXNUM}
-	make -C ${PORTSDIR} fetchindex
-fi
-
 # Flags are ordered by more extensive to less
 if [ -e $FLAGDIR/fullbuild-clean.flag ]; then
 	export BUILD_RELNOTES=YES