diff --git a/src/nimble.nim b/src/nimble.nim
index 2a7c04f..fbe605f 100644
--- a/src/nimble.nim
+++ b/src/nimble.nim
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ proc processDeps(pkginfo: PackageInfo, options: Options): seq[string] =
   ##
   ## Returns the list of paths to pass to the compiler during build phase.
   result = @[]
+  assert(not pkginfo.isMinimal, "processDeps needs pkginfo.requires")
   let pkglist = getInstalledPkgs(options.getPkgsDir(), options)
   var reverseDeps: seq[tuple[name, version: string]] = @[]
   for dep in pkginfo.requires:
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/packageparser.nim b/src/nimblepkg/packageparser.nim
index c6259d4..fbe8cfc 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/packageparser.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/packageparser.nim
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ proc getInstalledPkgs*(libsDir: string, options: Options):
       if nimbleFile != "":
         let meta = readMetaData(path)
         try:
-          var pkg = readPackageInfo(nimbleFile, options, true)
+          var pkg = readPackageInfo(nimbleFile, options, onlyMinimalInfo=false)
           pkg.isInstalled = true
           result.add((pkg, meta))
         except ValidationError: