diff --git a/mpcdf_common.py b/mpcdf_common.py
index 706dca4f4fdac4548fb17ebcd885809e550383f7..1d8392798aea9c52b3027d32f8da72f5d86da70a 100644
--- a/mpcdf_common.py
+++ b/mpcdf_common.py
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ def mpcdf_enable_repositories(api_url, project, package, verbose=False, dry_run=
             elif project.startswith("home:"):
                 enable("System")
 
-        else:
+        elif project != "software":
             if flag == "compilers":
                 for compiler in actual_compilers():
                     enable(compiler)