diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 332bd7b2..75ee10e5 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (a *App) Deps(c DepsConfigProvider) error {
 	return a.ForEachState(func(run *Run) (_ bool, errs []error) {
 		errs = run.Deps(c)
 		return
-	}, false, c.IncludeTransitiveNeeds(), SetFilter(true))
+	}, c.IncludeNeeds(), c.IncludeTransitiveNeeds(), SetFilter(true))
 }
 
 func (a *App) Repos(c ReposConfigProvider) error {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (a *App) Repos(c ReposConfigProvider) error {
 		}
 
 		return
-	}, false, c.IncludeTransitiveNeeds(), SetFilter(true))
+	}, c.IncludeNeeds(), c.IncludeTransitiveNeeds(), SetFilter(true))
 }
 
 func (a *App) Diff(c DiffConfigProvider) error {
diff --git a/pkg/app/config.go b/pkg/app/config.go
index de34473f..4dc71edd 100644
--- a/pkg/app/config.go
+++ b/pkg/app/config.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type DepsConfigProvider interface {
 
 type ReposConfigProvider interface {
 	Args() string
+	IncludeNeeds() bool
 	IncludeTransitiveNeeds() bool
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/repos.go b/pkg/config/repos.go
index 090b8cdf..3d9fe1bd 100644
--- a/pkg/config/repos.go
+++ b/pkg/config/repos.go
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ func NewReposImpl(g *GlobalImpl, b *ReposOptions) *ReposImpl {
 	}
 }
 
+// IncludeNeeds returns the include needs
+func (r *ReposImpl) IncludeNeeds() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // IncludeTransitiveNeeds returns the include transitive needs
 func (r *ReposImpl) IncludeTransitiveNeeds() bool {
 	return false