diff --git a/internal/pkg/pkg.go b/internal/pkg/pkg.go
index 8b07786..b880b49 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/pkg.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/pkg.go
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ func (c *Cache) finaliseIdent(
 	} else {
 		c.ident[*id] = *checksum
 	}
+	delete(c.identPending, *id)
 	c.identMu.Unlock()
 
 	close(done)