diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 816ff8ad2..fef4359c1 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -1775,9 +1775,8 @@ function autoupdateApps(updateInfo, auditSource, callback) { // updateInfo is {
                 return iteratorDone();
             }
 
-            error = canAutoupdateApp(app, updateInfo[appId].manifest);
-            if (error) {
-                debug('app %s requires manual update. %s', appId, error.message);
+            if (!canAutoupdateApp(app, updateInfo[appId].manifest)) {
+                debug(`app ${app.fqdn} requires manual update`);
                 return iteratorDone();
             }