diff --git a/ui-repolist.c b/ui-repolist.c
index 7cf7638..529a203 100644
--- a/ui-repolist.c
+++ b/ui-repolist.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static time_t read_agefile(const char *path)
 
 	if (readfile(path, &buf, &size)) {
 		free(buf);
-		return -1;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (parse_date(buf, &date_buf) == 0)