diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index 6fe726a487..5034e208ec 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
 {
     PathSet missing = outputPaths(drv.outputs);
     foreach (PathSet::iterator, i, validPaths) missing.erase(*i);
-    startNest(nest, lvlInfo, format("building path(s) %1%") % showPaths(missing));
+    startNest(nest, lvlInfo, format(repair ? "repairing path(s) %1%" : "building path(s) %1%") % showPaths(missing));
 
     /* Right platform? */
     if (!canBuildLocally(drv.platform))
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index b44e025b5b..857d4cee05 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -1202,9 +1202,10 @@ void LocalStore::registerValidPaths(const ValidPathInfos & infos)
 
             foreach (ValidPathInfos::const_iterator, i, infos) {
                 assert(i->hash.type == htSHA256);
-                /* !!! Maybe the registration info should be updated if the
-                   path is already valid. */
-                if (!isValidPath(i->path)) addValidPath(*i);
+                if (isValidPath(i->path))
+                    updatePathInfo(*i);
+                else
+                    addValidPath(*i);
                 paths.insert(i->path);
             }