diff --git a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
index 1ba4a8ff09..b15b3f7e27 100644
--- a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
+++ b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
@@ -2165,12 +2165,12 @@ Update to Mercurial >= 2.1.1.
     ${uses_terminal}
     )
 
-  if(always AND update_disconnected)
+  if(update_disconnected)
     _ep_get_step_stampfile(${name} skip-update skip-update_stamp_file)
     string(REPLACE "Performing" "Skipping" comment "${comment}")
     ExternalProject_Add_Step(${name} skip-update
       COMMENT ${comment}
-      ALWAYS 1
+      ALWAYS ${always}
       EXCLUDE_FROM_MAIN 1
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${work_dir}
       DEPENDEES download
diff --git a/Tests/ExternalProjectLocal/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/ExternalProjectLocal/CMakeLists.txt
index 17f163080f..5b941630a7 100644
--- a/Tests/ExternalProjectLocal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/ExternalProjectLocal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(${proj}
   CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR> -G ${CMAKE_GENERATOR} <SOURCE_DIR>
   INSTALL_COMMAND ""
   LOG_BUILD 1
+  UPDATE_DISCONNECTED 1
 )
 set_property(TARGET ${proj} PROPERTY FOLDER "Local/TGZ")