diff --git a/calculate/lib/cl_template.py b/calculate/lib/cl_template.py
index fe055a8..ab79671 100644
--- a/calculate/lib/cl_template.py
+++ b/calculate/lib/cl_template.py
@@ -4516,6 +4516,9 @@ gettext -d cl_template "$*"
             if self.objVar.Get('cl_verbose_set') == 'on' and \
                 self.filesApply:
                 self.verboseOutput(self.filesApply)
+        self.objVar.Set('cl_merge_pkg_pass',[],force=True)
+        self.objVar.Set('cl_merge_pkg_new',[],force=True)
+        self.objVar.Set('cl_merge_pkg',[],force=True)
         return (self.createdDirs, self.filesApply)
 
     def verboseOutput(self,filesApply):