diff --git a/src/beesh.sh.in b/src/beesh.sh.in
index 744fc64..3143f36 100644
--- a/src/beesh.sh.in
+++ b/src/beesh.sh.in
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ function extract_new_package_variables() {
     PKGFULLPKG=${PKGFULLNAME}-${PKGFULLVERSION}-${PKGREVISION}
 
     # since PKGARCH is now known reconstruct PKGALLPKG
-    : ${PKGALLPKG:=${PKGFULLPKG}.${PKGARCH}}
+    PKGALLPKG="${PKGFULLPKG}.${PKGARCH}"
 
     eval $("${BEE_BINDIR}/beeversion" "${PKGALLPKG}" 2>/dev/null) 
 }