diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index cf1ad347..0ecdfd93 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ all repositories.
 
         component = ctx.get_option('component')
         if component:
-            list = ctx.componentdb.get_packages(component, repo)
+            list = ctx.componentdb.get_packages(component, repo=repo)
         else:
             list = ctx.packagedb.list_packages(repo)
         installed_list = ctx.installdb.list_installed()
diff --git a/pisi/component.py b/pisi/component.py
index d6a02d21..49a945ff 100644
--- a/pisi/component.py
+++ b/pisi/component.py
@@ -121,11 +121,16 @@ class ComponentDB(object):
     def list_components(self, repo=None):
         return self.d.list(repo)
 
-    def get_packages(self, component_name, repo=None, txn = None):
+    # Returns the package list of the component
+    # walk: walks through the underlying  components' packages
+    def get_packages(self, component_name, walk=False, repo=None, txn = None):
         """returns the given component's and underlying recursive components' packages"""
 
-        packages = []
         component = self.get_component(component_name, repo, txn)
+        if not walk:
+            return component.packages            
+
+        packages = []
         packages.extend(component.packages)
         for dep in component.dependencies:
             packages.extend(self.get_packages(dep))