diff --git a/0001-replace-basearch-when-updating-the-ref.patch b/0001-replace-basearch-when-updating-the-ref.patch
index 758af040..5e4a4ebb 100644
--- a/0001-replace-basearch-when-updating-the-ref.patch
+++ b/0001-replace-basearch-when-updating-the-ref.patch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-From 575fd872661f288c90d2fc8498e4db9ffddc4a9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From 1e9962be27718171e9291c1b62983229ca49b907 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us>
 Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:22:43 -0600
 Subject: [PATCH] replace ${basearch} when updating the ref
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ basearch is for the running environment
 
 Signed-off-by: Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us>
 ---
- pungi/ostree/tree.py | 2 ++
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+ pungi/ostree/tree.py | 3 +++
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
 
 diff --git a/pungi/ostree/tree.py b/pungi/ostree/tree.py
-index 68b6d70..2b97af4 100644
+index 68b6d70..94a0be2 100644
 --- a/pungi/ostree/tree.py
 +++ b/pungi/ostree/tree.py
 @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ index 68b6d70..2b97af4 100644
  from kobo import shortcuts
  
  from pungi.util import makedirs
-@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ class Tree(OSTree):
+@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ class Tree(OSTree):
              return
          ref = get_ref_from_treefile(self.treefile)
          commitid = get_commitid_from_commitid_file(self.commitid_file)
-+        ref = ref.replace('${basearch}', rpmUtils.arch.getBaseArch())
++        if ref is not None:
++            ref = ref.replace('${basearch}', rpmUtils.arch.getBaseArch())
          print('Ref: %r, Commit ID: %r' % (ref, commitid))
          if ref and commitid:
              print('Updating ref')