diff --git a/app/models/build_list.rb b/app/models/build_list.rb
index 5f3c5689d..630a9534c 100644
--- a/app/models/build_list.rb
+++ b/app/models/build_list.rb
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class BuildList < ActiveRecord::Base
   # @return [Boolean]
   # - false if no new packages
   # - false if version of packages is less than version of pubished packages.
-  # - true if version of packages is equal to version of pubished packages (only if platform is not released).
+  # - true if version of packages is equal to version of pubished packages (only if platform is not released or platform is RHEL).
   # - true if version of packages is greater than version of pubished packages.
   def has_new_packages?
     if last_bl = last_published.joins(:source_packages).where(build_list_packages: {actual: true}).last
@@ -380,7 +380,8 @@ class BuildList < ActiveRecord::Base
         sp = last_bl.source_packages.find{ |sp| nsp.name == sp.name }
         return true unless sp
         comparison = nsp.rpmvercmp(sp)
-        return comparison == 1 || (comparison == 0 && !save_to_platform.released?)
+        return true if comparison == 1
+        return comparison == 0 && ( !save_to_platform.released? || save_to_platform.distrib_type == 'rhel' )
       end
     else
       return true # no published packages
diff --git a/spec/models/build_list_spec.rb b/spec/models/build_list_spec.rb
index 53fa60ded..36929f6f3 100644
--- a/spec/models/build_list_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/build_list_spec.rb
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ describe BuildList do
       build_list.has_new_packages?.should be_false
     end
 
+    it 'ensures that return true if version of packages are same and platform RHEL is released' do
+      build_list.save_to_platform.update_attributes(released: true, distrib_type: 'rhel')
+      build_list.has_new_packages?.should be_true
+    end
+
     it 'ensures that return true if version of packages are same and platform is not released' do
       build_list.has_new_packages?.should be_true
     end