diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitBackend.h b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitBackend.h
--- a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitBackend.h
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitBackend.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
         static QString locateService(const QString &filename);
 
         QList<AppStream::Component> componentsById(const QString &id) const;
+        void fetchUpdates();
 
     public Q_SLOTS:
         void reloadPackageList();
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@
     private:
         template <typename T>
         T resourcesByPackageNames(const QStringList& names) const;
-        void fetchUpdates();
 
         void checkDaemonRunning();
         void acquireFetching(bool f);
diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitUpdater.cpp b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitUpdater.cpp
--- a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitUpdater.cpp
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PackageKitUpdater.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
     }
 
     setProgressing(false);
-    m_backend->checkForUpdates();
+    m_backend->fetchUpdates();
     fetchLastUpdateTime();
 
     if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("PK_OFFLINE_UPDATE")) {