diff --git a/helpers/helperslib/BuildSpecs.py b/helpers/helperslib/BuildSpecs.py
index c8fcf78..f44aa89 100644
--- a/helpers/helperslib/BuildSpecs.py
+++ b/helpers/helperslib/BuildSpecs.py
@@ -1,81 +1,82 @@
 import os
 import yaml
 from helperslib import CommonUtils
 
 # Class to make it convenient to read configs for working with build specs
 class Loader(object):
 
 	# Loads the Project's configuration, should it have one and merges it with the default configuration
 	def __init__(self, product, project, branchGroup, platform):
 
 		# Start by copying the default settings
 		self.mergedConfig = self.defaultOptions()
 
 		# As an initial starting point, load any configuration options for this whole Product
 		# These should be located at /build-specs/<Product>.yaml
 		configFileLocation = os.path.join( CommonUtils.scriptsBaseDirectory(), 'build-specs', product + '.yaml' )
 		self.loadSpecificationFile( configFileLocation, branchGroup )
 
 		# We should also look for Platform specific options for this Product
 		configFileLocation = os.path.join( CommonUtils.scriptsBaseDirectory(), 'build-specs', product + '-' + platform + '.yaml' )
 		self.loadSpecificationFile( configFileLocation, branchGroup )
 
 		# Where should our configuration file be for this specific build?
 		# It should be at /build-specs/<Product>/<project>.yaml
 		# As the configuration location already contains /build-specs/ we just have to add on <product> and <project>.yaml
 		configFileLocation = os.path.join( CommonUtils.scriptsBaseDirectory(), 'build-specs', product, project + '.yaml' )
 		self.loadSpecificationFile( configFileLocation, branchGroup )
 
 		# As a secondary option, we also allow for Platform specific build specs
 		# These will be located at /build-specs/<Product>/<project>-<platform>.yaml
 		# Let's make sure we load it as well
 		configFileLocation = os.path.join( CommonUtils.scriptsBaseDirectory(), 'build-specs', product, project + '-' + platform + '.yaml' )
 		self.loadSpecificationFile( configFileLocation, branchGroup )
 
 	# Allow fetching our config
 	def __getitem__(self, name):
 		# Do we know about this attribute?
 		if name in self.mergedConfig:
 			# Then return it
 			return self.mergedConfig[name]
 
 		# We don't know about it
 		raise KeyError
 
 	# Load the given specification file
 	def loadSpecificationFile(self, configFileLocation, branchGroup):
 		# Does the file exist?
 		# If it does not, then we don't need to do anything else
 		if not os.path.isfile(configFileLocation):
 			return
 
 		# Load the file now
 		with open(configFileLocation, 'r') as configFile:
 			# Parse the YAML file
 			projectConfig = yaml.load(configFile)
 
 			# Does it specify something for this branch group?
 			if branchGroup in projectConfig:
 				# The merge it in
 				self.mergedConfig.update( projectConfig[branchGroup] )
 
 	# Specifies our defaults
 	def defaultOptions(self):
 		return {
 			'in-source-build': False,
 			'detect-build-system': True,
 			'cmake-options': '',
 			'autotools-options': '',
 			'configure-commands': {},
+                        'externalDependencies': '',
 			'do-appstream-check': True,
 			'run-tests': True,
 			'per-test-timeout': 600,
 			'setup-x-environment': True,
 			'launch-dbus-session': True,
 			'force-inject-asan': False,
 			'ctest-arguments': '',
 			'run-cppcheck': True,
 			'cppcheck-arguments': '',
 			'extract-lcov-results': True,
 			'lcov-extractor-arguments': ''
 		}