diff --git a/buildbot.py b/buildbot.py
index 861daea..21cac8b 100755
--- a/buildbot.py
+++ b/buildbot.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ class jobsManager:
                 pkg_update_list.append(fpath)
         sizes = [f.stat().st_size / 1000 / 1000 for f in f_to_upload]
         pkg_update_list_human = " ".join([f.name for f in pkg_update_list])
+        assert pkg_update_list
         max_tries = 10
         for tries in range(max_tries):
             timeouts = rrun('push_start', args=([f.name for f in f_to_upload], sizes))
diff --git a/extra.py b/extra.py
index 743ccb6..668d392 100644
--- a/extra.py
+++ b/extra.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def gen_pkglist(pkgconfigs, pkgvers, pkgerrs):
     # namelist is a list of pkgnames
     pkgall = dict()
     for pc in pkgconfigs:
-        ps = ('type', 'cleanbuild', 'timeout')
+        ps = ('type', 'cleanbuild', 'timeout', 'priority')
         hps = ('prebuild', 'postbuild', 'update', 'failure')
         dps = {p:getattr(pc, p, None) for p in ps}
         dhps = {p:'\n'.join([str(cmd) for cmd in getattr(pc, p, None)]) for p in hps}