diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp

index 631654ff..206a833e 100644

--- a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp

+++ b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp

@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ void PKTransaction::trigger(PackageKit::Transaction::TransactionFlags flags)

 {

     if (m_trans)

         m_trans->deleteLater();

-    m_newPackageStates.clear();

+

+    if (flags & PackageKit::Transaction::TransactionFlagSimulate)

+        m_newPackageStates.clear();

     if (m_apps.size() == 1 && qobject_cast<LocalFilePKResource *>(m_apps.at(0))) {

         auto app = qobject_cast<LocalFilePKResource *>(m_apps.at(0));