diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/index.ts b/lib/workers/repository/index.ts
index bb33cd5badeca99bef175bfbf89d394525fff1af..2d40b8d46acd909e11118e2d621cfa0976c6b1ea 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/index.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/index.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export async function renovateRepository(
     const errorRes = await handleError(config, err);
     repoResult = processResult(config, errorRes);
   }
-  if (localDir && !config.persistRepoData) {
+  if (localDir && !repoConfig.persistRepoData) {
     try {
       await deleteLocalFile('.');
     } catch (err) /* istanbul ignore if */ {