diff --git a/Pmodules/modbuild.in b/Pmodules/modbuild.in
index b80afb1..0e39831 100755
--- a/Pmodules/modbuild.in
+++ b/Pmodules/modbuild.in
@@ -477,7 +477,10 @@ build_modules_yaml(){
 		local idx="$4"
 		_result=$(${yq} -Ne e ".\"${version}\"[${idx}].relstage" \
 			     "${fname}" 2>/dev/null)
-		(( $? != 0 )) && relstage='unstable' || :
+		(( $? == 0 )) && return
+		_result=$(${yq} -Ne e ".relstage" "${fname}" 2>/dev/null)
+		(( $? == 0 )) && return
+		_result='unstable'
 	}
 	
 	yaml_get_overlay(){