diff --git a/pkg/repo/loader.go b/pkg/repo/loader.go
index 6910545..010ec04 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/loader.go
@@ -305,6 +305,15 @@ func (r *Repo) update(ctx context.Context) (repoRuntime int64, err error) {
 	if r.poll {
 		r.pollVersion = repoURL
 	}
+
+	// Persist the JSON buffer after successful update
+	if err := r.history.Add(r.JSONBufferBytes()); err != nil {
+		r.l.Error("Failed to persist repo after update", zap.Error(err))
+		metrics.HistoryPersistFailedCounter.WithLabelValues().Inc()
+	} else {
+		r.l.Info("Successfully persisted repo after update")
+	}
+
 	return repoRuntime, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/repo/repo.go b/pkg/repo/repo.go
index 111218d..df8a0ff 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/repo.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/repo.go
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ func (r *Repo) Update() (updateResponse *responses.Update) {
 		if historyErr != nil {
 			r.l.Error("Could not persist current repo in history", zap.Error(historyErr))
 			metrics.HistoryPersistFailedCounter.WithLabelValues().Inc()
+		} else {
+			r.l.Info("Successfully persisted current repo to history")
 		}
 		// add some stats
 		for _, dimension := range r.Directory() {