diff --git a/modules/update/update.fetch.inc b/modules/update/update.fetch.inc
index ff08ae1..9dd2f0b 100644
--- a/modules/update/update.fetch.inc
+++ b/modules/update/update.fetch.inc
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ function _update_process_fetch_task($project) {
   $available = array();
   $site_key = drupal_hmac_base64($base_url, drupal_get_private_key());
   $url = _update_build_fetch_url($project, $site_key);
+  $fetch_url_base = _update_get_fetch_url_base($project);
   $project_name = $project['name'];
-  $fetch_url_base = _update_get_fetch_url_base($project).'/'.$project_name;
 
   if (empty($fail[$fetch_url_base]) || $fail[$fetch_url_base] < $max_fetch_attempts) {
     $xml = drupal_http_request($url);