@@ -1065,8 +1065,10 @@ getfile (const char *srcfile, const char *destfile, const char *hostname,

                         can_whitelist, ims, ipaddr, sd);

     closesocket (sd);

-    /* Update mirrors.dat */

-    (void) mirman_write ("mirrors.dat", dbdir, mdat);

+    if (mdat) {

+        /* Update mirrors.dat */

+        (void) mirman_write ("mirrors.dat", dbdir, mdat);

+    }

     return ret;

 }