diff --git a/archinstall/lib/menu/global_menu.py b/archinstall/lib/menu/global_menu.py
index 889d4f85..e24474c8 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/menu/global_menu.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/menu/global_menu.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class GlobalMenu(GeneralMenu):
 			Selector(
 				_('Additional repositories to enable'),
 				select_additional_repositories,
-				default=[])
+				default=storage['arguments'].get('additional-repositories', []))
 		self._menu_options['nic'] = \
 			Selector(
 				_('Configure network'),