diff --git a/pisi/atomicoperations.py b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
index a9f2019b..b0210327 100644
--- a/pisi/atomicoperations.py
+++ b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class Install(AtomicOperation):
     def update_info(self):
         for x in self.files.list:
             if x.type == 'info':
-                pisi.util.run_batch('install-info /%s /usr/share/info/dir' % x.path)
+                pisi.util.run_batch('LC_ALL=C install-info /%s /usr/share/info/dir' % x.path)
         
     def update_environment(self):
         # check if we have any shared objects or anything under
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class Remove(AtomicOperation):
     def update_info(self):
         for x in self.files.list:
             if x.type == 'info':
-                pisi.util.run_batch('install-info --delete /%s /usr/share/info/dir ' % x.path)
+                pisi.util.run_batch('LC_ALL=C install-info --delete /%s /usr/share/info/dir ' % x.path)
         
 
 def remove_single(package_name):
diff --git a/pisi/index.py b/pisi/index.py
index fc84d842..ac3a4118 100644
--- a/pisi/index.py
+++ b/pisi/index.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class Index(XmlFile):
                 del dirs[0:]
 
     def update_db(self, repo, txn = None):
+        ctx.componentdb.remove_repo(repo, txn=txn)
         for comp in self.components:
             ctx.componentdb.update_component(comp, repo, txn)
         ctx.packagedb.remove_repo(repo, txn=txn)