diff --git a/debian/settings.conf b/debian/settings.conf
index 8d5b42a..173d68d 100644
--- a/debian/settings.conf
+++ b/debian/settings.conf
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ install:
 - services
 - grubcfg
 - grub
+- packages
 - umount
 
 # Phase 3 - postinstall.
@@ -62,4 +63,4 @@ postinstall: #TODO: actually use this
 # paths relative to the current directory.
 # Only the name of the branding component (directory) should be specified here, Calamares
 # then takes care of finding it and loading the contents.
-branding: default
\ No newline at end of file
+branding: default