diff --git a/internal/cache/clean.go b/internal/cache/clean.go
index bf7405d..679f0b5 100644
--- a/internal/cache/clean.go
+++ b/internal/cache/clean.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (c *Cache) Clean() error {
 		rsize += f.size
 		i++
 	}
-	slog.Info("evicted aged out pkgs", "num", i, "size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(rsize)))
+	slog.Info("evicted pkgs over size limit", "num", i, "size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(rsize)))
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/repomaint/repomaint.go b/internal/repomaint/repomaint.go
index 4738109..f840405 100644
--- a/internal/repomaint/repomaint.go
+++ b/internal/repomaint/repomaint.go
@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ func (r *RepoSync) Sync() error {
 		}
 		slog.Info("finished pkg update")
 
-		// call cache cleanup
-		err = r.c.Clean()
 	}
+	// call cache cleanup
+	if err := r.c.Clean(); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("clean cache failed", "err", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }