diff --git a/zzz_templates/automatic_packages.sh b/zzz_templates/automatic_packages.sh
index de708b3a2..253f423b7 100644
--- a/zzz_templates/automatic_packages.sh
+++ b/zzz_templates/automatic_packages.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 # INIT #
 ########
 
-VERBOSE=false
 set +u 2>/dev/null
-PACKAGES="${*:-}"
+PACKAGES="${1:-}"
+VERBOSE="${2:-}"
 [ "$VERBOSE" = true ] && echo "ENV : $PACKAGES"
 
 ############################