diff --git a/lib/utils.pm b/lib/utils.pm
index 7f7431a2..dddf3c5a 100644
--- a/lib/utils.pm
+++ b/lib/utils.pm
@@ -425,6 +425,9 @@ sub _repo_setup_updates {
     # installed, but was not
     assert_script_run 'rpm -qp *.rpm --qf "%{NAME} " > /var/log/updatepkgnames.txt';
     upload_logs "/var/log/updatepkgnames.txt";
+    # FIXME workaround #1766451; remove this once the updates are all
+    # stable
+    assert_script_run "koji download-build --arch=" . get_var("ARCH") . " --arch=noarch jss-4.6.2-2.fc" . get_var("VERSION"), 600;
     # create the repo metadata
     assert_script_run "createrepo .";
     # write a repo config file, unless this is the support_server test