diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
index aff6fa62..d638d9e8 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager):
             if info is not None:
                 self._parse_dates_string_from_info(pkg.name, info)
 
-                info['04_orphan'] = pkg.maintainer is None
+                info['04_orphan'] = pkg.orphan
                 info['04_out_of_date'] = pkg.out_of_date
 
                 if pkg.commit:
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager):
                 '02_name': pkg.name,
                 '03_description': pkg.description,
                 '03_version': pkg.version,
-                '04_orphan': pkg.maintainer is None,
+                '04_orphan': pkg.orphan,
                 '04_out_of_date': pkg.out_of_date,
                 '04_popularity': pkg.popularity,
                 '05_votes': pkg.votes,
diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/model.py b/bauh/gems/arch/model.py
index 98e987dc..674e4bd5 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/model.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/model.py
@@ -271,3 +271,7 @@ class ArchPackage(SoftwarePackage):
             return hash((self.view_name, self.repository))
         else:
             return hash((self.name, self.repository))
+
+    @property
+    def orphan(self) -> bool:
+        return self.maintainer is None