diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/api/repository_revisions.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/api/repository_revisions.py
index 99765e5c864..be4c0908e0c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/api/repository_revisions.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/api/repository_revisions.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class RepositoryRevisionsController( BaseAPIController ):
                             suc.get_repository_metadata_by_changeset_revision( trans.app,
                                                                                repository_dependency_id,
                                                                                new_changeset_revision )
+                        changeset_revision = new_changeset_revision
                     else:
                         decoded_repository_dependency_id = trans.security.decode_id( repository_dependency_id )
                         debug_msg = 'Cannot locate repository_metadata with id %d for repository dependency %s owned by %s ' % \
@@ -183,8 +184,6 @@ class RepositoryRevisionsController( BaseAPIController ):
                             ( str( changeset_revision ), str( new_changeset_revision ) )
                         log.debug( debug_msg )
                         continue
-                    else:
-                        changeset_revision = new_changeset_revision
                 repository_dependency_metadata_dict = \
                     repository_dependency_repository_metadata.to_dict( view='element',
                                                                        value_mapper=self.__get_value_mapper( trans ) )