diff --git a/clean_outdated.rb b/clean_outdated.rb
index 79bda1b..6dab0ab 100755
--- a/clean_outdated.rb
+++ b/clean_outdated.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ def start
 
     @packages.keys.each do |file|
       next if File.directory?(file)
+
+      # skipping files that are younger than 2 days, zypper service has a TTL of 1 day during which it uses cached metadata
+      file_age = Time.now() - File.mtime(file)
+      next if file_age < 48*60*60
+
       outdated_size += get_size(file)
       outdated_files += 1
       File.delete(file)