diff --git a/repo.sh b/repo.sh
index 0a95ac89a..15a81cece 100755
--- a/repo.sh
+++ b/repo.sh
@@ -8,18 +8,15 @@ COOK_OPT=""
 recipes=""
 for arg in "${@:1}"
 do
-    if [ "$arg" == "--appstream" ]
+    if [[ "$arg" == "--appstream" ]]
     then
         APPSTREAM="1"
-    elif [ "$arg" == "--with-package-deps" ]
-    then
-        COOK_OPT+=" --with-package-deps"
-    elif [ "$arg" == "--nonstop" ]
-    then
-        COOK_OPT+=" --nonstop"
-    elif [ "$arg" == "--offline" ]
+    elif [[ "$arg" == "--offline" ]]
     then
         export COOKBOOK_OFFLINE=true
+    elif [[ $arg == "--*" ]]
+    then
+        COOK_OPT+=" ${arg}"
     else
         recipes+=" $arg"
     fi