diff --git a/plugins/local.py b/plugins/local.py
index 1ca61660..64d25cd7 100644
--- a/plugins/local.py
+++ b/plugins/local.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def pre_config(self):
         local_repo = dnf.repo.Repo("_dnf_local", self.base.conf)
         local_repo.baseurl = "file://{}".format(self.main["repodir"])
         local_repo.cost = 500
+        local_repo.metadata_expire = 0
         local_repo.skip_if_unavailable = True
         self.base.repos.add(local_repo)