diff --git a/templates/site-defaults.cfg b/templates/site-defaults.cfg
index a816bb0..2ebb51f 100644
--- a/templates/site-defaults.cfg
+++ b/templates/site-defaults.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ config['use_bootstrap'] = False
 config_opts['nspawn_args'] += ['--rlimit=RLIMIT_NOFILE={{ kojid_ulimits_nofiles }}']
 {% endif %}
 
-config_opts['dnf_common_opts'] = ['--setopt=install_weak_deps=0']
+config_opts['dnf_common_opts'] = ['--setopt=install_weak_deps=0', '--setopt=optional_metadata_types=filelists']
 config_opts['macros']['%bugurl'] = '{{ kojid_bugzilla }}'
 config_opts['nosync'] = True
 config_opts['nosync_force'] = True