diff --git a/pmb/config/other.py b/pmb/config/other.py
index 4fc1d38f..2f5a37d6 100644
--- a/pmb/config/other.py
+++ b/pmb/config/other.py
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ from pmb.meta import Cache
 def is_systemd_selected(config: Config) -> bool:
     if "systemd" not in pmb.config.pmaports.read_config_repos():
         return False
-    if pmb.helpers.ui.check_option(config.ui, "pmb:systemd-never", skip_extra_repos=True):
+    if pmb.helpers.ui.check_option(config.ui, "pmb:systemd-never", with_extra_repos="disabled"):
         return False
     if config.systemd == SystemdConfig.ALWAYS:
         return True
     if config.systemd == SystemdConfig.NEVER:
         return False
-    return pmb.helpers.ui.check_option(config.ui, "pmb:systemd", skip_extra_repos=True)
+    return pmb.helpers.ui.check_option(config.ui, "pmb:systemd", with_extra_repos="disabled")
 
 
 def systemd_selected_str(config: Config) -> tuple[str, str]:
diff --git a/pmb/core/pkgrepo.py b/pmb/core/pkgrepo.py
index 28e420fc..8cfe96a5 100644
--- a/pmb/core/pkgrepo.py
+++ b/pmb/core/pkgrepo.py
@@ -6,22 +6,30 @@ from collections.abc import Generator
 import pmb.config
 from pmb.core.context import get_context
 from pmb.meta import Cache
+from pmb.types import WithExtraRepos
 
 
-@Cache(skip_extras=False)
-def pkgrepo_paths(skip_extras: bool = False) -> list[Path]:
+@Cache("with_extra_repos")
+def pkgrepo_paths(with_extra_repos: WithExtraRepos = "default") -> list[Path]:
     config = get_context().config
     paths = list(map(lambda x: Path(x), config.aports))
     if not paths:
         raise RuntimeError("No package repositories specified?")
 
-    if skip_extras:
-        return paths
+    with_systemd = False
+
+    match with_extra_repos:
+        case "disabled":
+            return paths
+        case "enabled":
+            with_systemd = True
+        case "default":
+            with_systemd = pmb.config.is_systemd_selected(config)
 
     out_paths = []
     for p in paths:
         # This isn't very generic, but we don't plan to add new extra-repos...
-        if (p / "extra-repos/systemd").is_dir() and pmb.config.is_systemd_selected(config):
+        if (p / "extra-repos/systemd").is_dir() and with_systemd:
             out_paths.append(p / "extra-repos/systemd")
         out_paths.append(p)
 
@@ -30,16 +38,16 @@ def pkgrepo_paths(skip_extras: bool = False) -> list[Path]:
 
 @Cache()
 def pkgrepo_default_path() -> Path:
-    return pkgrepo_paths(skip_extras=True)[0]
+    return pkgrepo_paths(with_extra_repos="disabled")[0]
 
 
-def pkgrepo_names(skip_exras: bool = False) -> list[str]:
+def pkgrepo_names(with_extra_repos: WithExtraRepos = "default") -> list[str]:
     """
     Return a list of all the package repository names. We REQUIRE
     that the last repository is "pmaports", though the directory
     may be named differently. So we hardcode the name here.
     """
-    names = [aports.name for aports in pkgrepo_paths(skip_exras)]
+    names = [aports.name for aports in pkgrepo_paths(with_extra_repos)]
     names[-1] = "pmaports"
     return names
 
@@ -112,14 +120,16 @@ def pkgrepo_iglob(path: str, recursive: bool = False) -> Generator[Path, None, N
             yield pdir
 
 
-def pkgrepo_iter_package_dirs(skip_extra_repos: bool = False) -> Generator[Path, None, None]:
+def pkgrepo_iter_package_dirs(
+    with_extra_repos: WithExtraRepos = "default",
+) -> Generator[Path, None, None]:
     """
     Yield each matching glob over each aports repository.
     Detect duplicates within the same aports repository but otherwise
     ignore all but the first. This allows for overriding packages.
     """
-    seen: dict[str, list[str]] = dict(map(lambda a: (a, []), pkgrepo_names(skip_extra_repos)))
-    for repo in pkgrepo_paths(skip_extra_repos):
+    seen: dict[str, list[str]] = dict(map(lambda a: (a, []), pkgrepo_names(with_extra_repos)))
+    for repo in pkgrepo_paths(with_extra_repos):
         for g in glob.iglob(os.path.join(repo, "**/*/APKBUILD"), recursive=True):
             pdir = Path(g).parent
             # Skip extra-repos when not parsing the extra-repo itself
diff --git a/pmb/core/test_pkgrepo.py b/pmb/core/test_pkgrepo.py
index 30133d9e..124dd70d 100644
--- a/pmb/core/test_pkgrepo.py
+++ b/pmb/core/test_pkgrepo.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def test_pkgrepo_pmaports(pmaports, monkeypatch):
 
     # Disable results caching
     pkgrepo_paths.cache_disable()
+    pkgrepo_default_path.cache_disable()
 
     paths = pkgrepo_paths()
     print(f"[master] pkgrepo_paths: {paths}")
@@ -37,7 +38,10 @@ def test_pkgrepo_pmaports(pmaports, monkeypatch):
         == 0
     )
 
-    paths = pkgrepo_paths()
+    paths = pkgrepo_paths(with_extra_repos="disabled")
+    assert len(paths) == 1
+
+    paths = pkgrepo_paths(with_extra_repos="enabled")
     assert len(paths) == 2
 
     # systemd is the first path, since we want packages there to take priority
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/pmaports.py b/pmb/helpers/pmaports.py
index 22d74765..6f92e425 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/pmaports.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/pmaports.py
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@ from pmb.core.pkgrepo import pkgrepo_iter_package_dirs
 from pmb.helpers import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
+from pmb.types import WithExtraRepos
 
 from pmb.meta import Cache
 import pmb.parse
 
 
-@Cache("skip_extra_repos")
-def _find_apkbuilds(skip_extra_repos: bool = False) -> dict[str, Path]:
+@Cache("with_extra_repos")
+def _find_apkbuilds(with_extra_repos: WithExtraRepos = "default") -> dict[str, Path]:
     apkbuilds = {}
-    for package in pkgrepo_iter_package_dirs(skip_extra_repos=skip_extra_repos):
+    for package in pkgrepo_iter_package_dirs(with_extra_repos=with_extra_repos):
         pkgname = package.name
         if pkgname in apkbuilds:
             raise RuntimeError(
@@ -139,8 +140,8 @@ def _find_package_in_apkbuild(package: str, path: Path) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
-@Cache("package", "subpackages", skip_extra_repos=False)
-def find(package, must_exist=True, subpackages=True, skip_extra_repos=False):
+@Cache("package", "subpackages", "with_extra_repos")
+def find(package, must_exist=True, subpackages=True, with_extra_repos="default"):
     """Find the directory in pmaports that provides a package or subpackage.
     If you want the parsed APKBUILD instead, use pmb.helpers.pmaports.get().
 
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ def find(package, must_exist=True, subpackages=True, skip_extra_repos=False):
         raise RuntimeError("Invalid pkgname: " + package)
 
     # Try to find an APKBUILD with the exact pkgname we are looking for
-    path = _find_apkbuilds(skip_extra_repos).get(package)
+    path = _find_apkbuilds(with_extra_repos).get(package)
     if path:
         logging.verbose(f"{package}: found apkbuild: {path}")
         ret = path.parent
@@ -203,9 +204,12 @@ def find_optional(package: str) -> Path | None:
 
 
 # The only caller with subpackages=False is ui.check_option()
-@Cache("pkgname", subpackages=True)
+@Cache("pkgname", "with_extra_repos", subpackages=True)
 def get_with_path(
-    pkgname: str, must_exist: bool = True, subpackages: bool = True, skip_extra_repos: bool = False
+    pkgname: str,
+    must_exist: bool = True,
+    subpackages: bool = True,
+    with_extra_repos: WithExtraRepos = "default",
 ) -> tuple[Path | None, dict[str, Any] | None]:
     """Find and parse an APKBUILD file.
 
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@ def get_with_path(
     :param must_exist: raise an exception when it can't be found
     :param subpackages: also search for subpackages with the specified
         names (slow! might need to parse all APKBUILDs to find it)
-    :param skip_extra_repos: skip extra repositories (e.g. systemd) when
+    :param with_extra_repos: use extra repositories (e.g. systemd) when
         searching for the package
 
     :returns: relevant variables from the APKBUILD as dictionary, e.g.:
@@ -228,16 +232,19 @@ def get_with_path(
                   ... }
     """
     pkgname = pmb.helpers.package.remove_operators(pkgname)
-    pmaport = find(pkgname, must_exist, subpackages, skip_extra_repos)
+    pmaport = find(pkgname, must_exist, subpackages, with_extra_repos)
     if pmaport:
         return pmaport, pmb.parse.apkbuild(pmaport / "APKBUILD")
     return None, None
 
 
 def get(
-    pkgname: str, must_exist: bool = True, subpackages: bool = True, skip_extra_repos: bool = False
+    pkgname: str,
+    must_exist: bool = True,
+    subpackages: bool = True,
+    with_extra_repos: WithExtraRepos = "default",
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    return get_with_path(pkgname, must_exist, subpackages, skip_extra_repos)[1]
+    return get_with_path(pkgname, must_exist, subpackages, with_extra_repos)[1]
 
 
 def find_providers(provide: str, default: list[str]) -> list[tuple[Any, Any]]:
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/ui.py b/pmb/helpers/ui.py
index 250e250b..5eeb88d5 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/ui.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/ui.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 import os
 from pmb.core.pkgrepo import pkgrepo_iglob
+from pmb.types import WithExtraRepos
 import pmb.helpers.pmaports
 import pmb.helpers.package
 import pmb.parse
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ def list_ui(arch):
     return ret
 
 
-def check_option(ui, option, skip_extra_repos=False):
+def check_option(ui: str, option: str, with_extra_repos: WithExtraRepos = "default") -> bool:
     """
     Check if an option, such as pmb:systemd, is inside an UI's APKBUILD.
     """
@@ -40,6 +41,6 @@ def check_option(ui, option, skip_extra_repos=False):
 
     pkgname = f"postmarketos-ui-{ui}"
     apkbuild = pmb.helpers.pmaports.get(
-        pkgname, subpackages=False, skip_extra_repos=skip_extra_repos
+        pkgname, subpackages=False, with_extra_repos=with_extra_repos
     )
     return option in apkbuild["options"]
diff --git a/pmb/types.py b/pmb/types.py
index cdf3d274..1c8f0be9 100644
--- a/pmb/types.py
+++ b/pmb/types.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ RunReturnType = str | int | subprocess.Popen
 PathString = Path | str
 Env = dict[str, PathString]
 Apkbuild = dict[str, Any]
+WithExtraRepos = Literal["default", "enabled", "disabled"]
 
 # These types are not definitive / API, they exist to describe the current
 # state of things so that we can improve our type hinting coverage and make