diff --git a/R/build_binaries.R b/R/build_binaries.R
index 25591fd..bc87fa3 100644
--- a/R/build_binaries.R
+++ b/R/build_binaries.R
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ build_binary_package <- function(package_name, tag = NULL, codename = NULL,
         install_package_system_dependencies(package_name, tag, platform, local_clone_dir)
       },
       error = function(e) {
-        message(sprintf("Error in installing dependencies for package %s with tag %s: %s", package_name, tag, e))
-        store_build_metadata(package_name, tag, platform, error_occurred = TRUE, force = TRUE, error = e$stderr)
+        message(sprintf("Error in installing dependencies for package %s with tag %s: %s", package_name[1], tag[1], e))
+        store_build_metadata(package_name[1], tag[1], platform, error_occurred = TRUE, force = TRUE, error = e$stderr)
       }
     )
     return(TRUE)