diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
index 1cdd22c..35b9926 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class IsoBuild:
                 releasever=self.release,
                 fullname=self.fullname,
                 shortname=self.shortname,
-                required_pkgs=required_pkgs,
+                required_pkgs=self.required_pkgs,
                 dist=self.disttag,
                 repos=self.repolist,
                 user_agent='{{ user_agent }}',