diff --git a/matter-base/main.sh b/matter-base/main.sh
index ebca147..e35d853 100755
--- a/matter-base/main.sh
+++ b/matter-base/main.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ EOF
 popd > /dev/null
 
 info "Syncing repositories"
-matt sync --root "${target}" --yes
+matt sync --root "${target}"
 check_ret "matt command failed"
 
 info "Installing base system packages"
@@ -186,9 +186,11 @@ check_ret "Failed to run make-ca, install certs manually"
 rm -f "${target}/certdata.txt"
 
 info "Running install scripts"
-matter-chroot "${target}" bash -c "bash /var/lib/matt/data/scripts/*" > /dev/null
+echo 'bash /var/lib/matt/data/scripts/*' > "${target}/install_scripts"
+matter-chroot "${target}" bash /install_scripts > /dev/null
 check_ret "Failed to run install scripts"
 rm -r "${target}/var/lib/matt/data/scripts"
+rm "${target}/install_scripts"
 
 info "Setup complete, now creating the archive..."
 pushd "${target}" > /dev/null
diff --git a/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh b/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh
index f26b701..cecf2f5 100755
--- a/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh
+++ b/mp-pool/scripts/mp-pool.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fi
 # prints the help info
 help_cmd() {
   info  "MatterLinux pool build script"
-  info  "Usage: ${0} <options> [pool directory]"
+  info  "Usage: ${0} <options> [pool directory] <packages>"
   info  "Options:"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--skip-fail$RESET:  skip if a package build fails"
   echo_color "   $BOLD--no-depend$RESET:  don't check depends"
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ OPT_NO_CACHE=0      # cache is ENABLED
 OPT_NO_OPTS=0       # showing/listing options is ENABLED
 OPT_NO_SIGN=0       # sign all the built packages
 OPT_CORES=$(nproc)  # use ALL CPU cores
+OPT_POOLDIR=""      # target pool directory (no default)
+OPT_PACKAGES=()     # target packages (all by default)
 
 # parses all the options
 for arg in "$@"; do
@@ -126,23 +128,22 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
       error "Unknown option: ${arg}"
       exit 1 ;;
     *)
-      if [ -z "${TARGET}" ]; then
-        TARGET="${arg}"
+      if [ -z "${OPT_POOLDIR}" ]; then
+        OPT_POOLDIR="${arg}"
       else
-        error "Unknown argument: ${arg}"
-        exit 1
+        OPT_PACKAGES+=("${arg}")
       fi
       ;;
   esac
 done
 
-if [ -z "${TARGET}" ]; then
+if [ -z "${OPT_POOLDIR}" ]; then
   error "Pool directory is not specified, run with \"--help\" for more information"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d "${TARGET}" ]; then
-  error "Pool directory \"${TARGET}\" does not exist"
+if [ ! -d "${OPT_POOLDIR}" ]; then
+  error "Pool directory \"${OPT_POOLDIR}\" does not exist"
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -166,8 +167,8 @@ if [ $OPT_NO_OPTS -eq 0 ]; then
   print   " $BOLD CORES      = $OPT_CORES"
 fi
 
-cd "${TARGET}"
-check_ret "Failed to change directory into \"${TARGET}\""
+cd "${OPT_POOLDIR}"
+check_ret "Failed to change directory into \"${OPT_POOLDIR}\""
 
 if [ ! -f "pool.sh" ]; then
   error "Package directory does not contain a pool script (pool.sh)"
@@ -194,24 +195,38 @@ if [ ! -d "${srcpath}" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# obtain every package if no package is specified
+if [ -z "${OPT_PACKAGES}" ]; then
+  for pkg in "${srcpath}/"*; do
+    pkg_name=$(basename "${pkg}")
+    OPT_PACKAGES+=("${pkg_name}")
+  done
+fi
+
 # build every package
-pc="$(ls -1q "${srcpath}" | wc -l)"
+pc=${#OPT_PACKAGES[@]}
 pi=1
 
-for pkg in "${srcpath}/"*; do
-  package=$(basename "${pkg}")
-  info "(${pi}/${pc}) Building \"${package}\""
+for pkg_name in "${OPT_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
+  pkg="${srcpath}/${pkg_name}"
+
+  if [ ! -d "${pkg}" ]; then
+    error "Package not found: \"${pkg_name}\""
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  info "(${pi}/${pc}) Building \"${pkg_name}\""
 
   if [ $OPT_SKIP_FAIL -eq 1 ]; then
     mp_build_opts "${pkg}" "${distpath}"
     if [ $? -ne "0" ]; then
-      error "(${pi}/${pc}) Build failed for \"${package}\", skipping"
+      error "(${pi}/${pc}) Build failed for \"${pkg_name}\", skipping"
       pi=$((pi+1))
       continue
     fi
   else
     mp_build_opts "${pkg}" "${distpath}"
-    check_ret "(${pi}/${pc}) Build failed for \"${package}\""
+    check_ret "(${pi}/${pc}) Build failed for \"${pkg_name}\""
   fi
 
   archive="$(find "${pkg}/dist" -name "*.mpf" | tail -n1)"
@@ -220,10 +235,10 @@ for pkg in "${srcpath}/"*; do
   if [ ! -z "${archive}" ]; then
     rm -f "${distpath}/${name}_"*
     mv "${archive}" "${distpath}"
-    check_ret "(${pi}/${pc}) Moving package archive failed for \"${package}\""
+    check_ret "(${pi}/${pc}) Moving package archive failed for \"${pkg_name}\""
   fi
 
-  success "(${pi}/${pc}) Build was successful for \"${package}\""
+  success "(${pi}/${pc}) Build was successful for \"${pkg_name}\""
   pi=$((pi+1))
 done