diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py
index c8dc8566497462a5ea4aea9b9e41f292b4d369ca..581c0e3cc4e8483e96d3d97cb800d4a7a0c6e324 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/build.py
@@ -139,17 +139,15 @@ def build(recipe_dir, python, condarc, config, no_test, append_file,
 
     # pre-renders the recipe - figures out the destination
     metadata = get_rendered_metadata(d, conda_config)
-    rendered_recipe = get_parsed_recipe(metadata)
-    path = get_output_path(metadata, conda_config)
 
     # checks if we should actually build this recipe
     if should_skip_build(metadata):
-      logger.info('Skipping UNSUPPORTED build of %s-%s-py%s for %s',
-          rendered_recipe['package']['name'],
-          rendered_recipe['package']['version'], python.replace('.',''),
-          arch)
+      logger.info('Skipping UNSUPPORTED build of %s for %s', recipe_dir, arch)
       continue
 
+    rendered_recipe = get_parsed_recipe(metadata)
+    path = get_output_path(metadata, conda_config)
+
     # gets the next build number
     build_number, _ = next_build_number(channels[0], os.path.basename(path))
 
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/rebuild.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/rebuild.py
index f9ea9ccd078393879f59177a3c07e1567860333e..18880e89ff57f044dea83e5dbdc9f6600311e83b 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/rebuild.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/rebuild.py
@@ -135,18 +135,14 @@ def rebuild(recipe_dir, python, condarc, config, append_file,
     # pre-renders the recipe - figures out the destination
     metadata = get_rendered_metadata(d, conda_config)
 
-    rendered_recipe = get_parsed_recipe(metadata)
-
-    path = get_output_path(metadata, conda_config)
-
     # checks if we should actually build this recipe
     if should_skip_build(metadata):
-      logger.info('Skipping UNSUPPORTED build of %s-%s-py%s for %s',
-          rendered_recipe['package']['name'],
-          rendered_recipe['package']['version'], python.replace('.',''),
-          arch)
+      logger.info('Skipping UNSUPPORTED build of %s for %s', recipe_dir, arch)
       continue
 
+    rendered_recipe = get_parsed_recipe(metadata)
+    path = get_output_path(metadata, conda_config)
+
     # Get the latest build number
     build_number, existing = next_build_number(channels[0],
         os.path.basename(path))