diff --git a/lib/utils.pm b/lib/utils.pm
index 3cdce8fd..c81bfd4b 100644
--- a/lib/utils.pm
+++ b/lib/utils.pm
@@ -436,9 +436,9 @@ sub _repo_setup_updates {
 #    }
 
     # log the exact packages in the update at test time, with their
-    # source packages and epochs. log is uploaded by _advisory_update
-    # and used for later comparison by _advisory_post
+    # source packages and epochs
     assert_script_run 'rpm -qp *.rpm --qf "%{SOURCERPM} %{EPOCH} %{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}\n" | sort -u > /var/log/updatepkgs.txt';
+    upload_logs "/var/log/updatepkgs.txt";
     # create the repo metadata
     assert_script_run "createrepo .";
     # write a repo config file
diff --git a/main.pm b/main.pm
index 8a46462a..4e040d0e 100644
--- a/main.pm
+++ b/main.pm
@@ -269,8 +269,10 @@ sub load_postinstall_tests() {
 
     # if scheduler passed an advisory, update packages from that advisory
     # (intended for the updates testing workflow, so we install the updates
-    # to be tested)
-    if (get_var("ADVISORY")) {
+    # to be tested). Don't do this for UPGRADE tests, as the update gets
+    # installed as part of the upgrade in that case and we don't need the
+    # extra reboot.
+    if (get_var("ADVISORY") && !get_var("UPGRADE")) {
         autotest::loadtest "tests/_advisory_update.pm";
         # now load the early boot tests again, as _advisory_update reboots
         _load_early_postinstall_tests(2);
diff --git a/tests/_advisory_update.pm b/tests/_advisory_update.pm
index 3c65d42c..af2787fa 100644
--- a/tests/_advisory_update.pm
+++ b/tests/_advisory_update.pm
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ sub run {
     # update packages and run 'dnf update'
     $self->root_console(tty=>3);
     repo_setup;
-    # upload the log of installed packages which repo_setup created
-    # we do this here and not in repo_setup because this is the best
-    # place to make sure it happens once and only once per job
-    upload_logs "/var/log/updatepkgs.txt";
     # reboot, in case any of the updates need a reboot to apply
     script_run "reboot", 0;
 }