diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 9e99cb2..d969677 100644
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 # - ``# dist:DISTRO`` or ``dist:DISTRO1,DISTRO2`` limits the selection
 #   of the package to the distros listed.  The distro names are case insensitive.
 function get_packages() {
-    local services=$1
+    local services=$@
     local package_dir=$(_get_package_dir)
     local file_to_parse
     local service
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
     if [[ -z "$DISTRO" ]]; then
         GetDistro
     fi
-    for service in general ${services//,/ }; do
+    for service in ${services//,/ }; do
         # Allow individual services to specify dependencies
         if [[ -e ${package_dir}/${service} ]]; then
             file_to_parse="${file_to_parse} $service"
diff --git a/tools/install_prereqs.sh b/tools/install_prereqs.sh
index 68f11ce..0c65fd9 100755
--- a/tools/install_prereqs.sh
+++ b/tools/install_prereqs.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 # ================
 
 # Install package requirements
-install_package $(get_packages $ENABLED_SERVICES)
+install_package $(get_packages general $ENABLED_SERVICES)
 
 if [[ -n "$SYSLOG" && "$SYSLOG" != "False" ]]; then
     if is_ubuntu || is_fedora; then