diff --git a/bin/pungi-gather b/bin/pungi-gather
index 2546799c..392f1389 100755
--- a/bin/pungi-gather
+++ b/bin/pungi-gather
@@ -107,10 +107,13 @@ def main(persistdir, cachedir):
 
     # read repos from ks
     for ks_repo in ksparser.handler.repo.repoList:
-        # HACK: lookaside repos first; this is workaround for no repo priority handling in hawkey
+        # HACK: lookaside repos first; this is workaround for no repo priority
+        # handling in hawkey
         if ks_repo.name not in gather_opts.lookaside_repos:
             continue
-        dnf_obj.add_repo(ks_repo.name, ks_repo.baseurl, ks_repo.mirrorlist)
+        dnf_obj.add_repo(
+            ks_repo.name, ks_repo.baseurl, ks_repo.mirrorlist, enablegroups=False
+        )
 
     for ks_repo in ksparser.handler.repo.repoList:
         if ks_repo.name in gather_opts.lookaside_repos:
diff --git a/pungi/dnf_wrapper.py b/pungi/dnf_wrapper.py
index 20722769..48843535 100644
--- a/pungi/dnf_wrapper.py
+++ b/pungi/dnf_wrapper.py
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ class DnfWrapper(dnf.Base):
         self.arch_wrapper = ArchWrapper(self.conf.substitutions["arch"])
         self.comps_wrapper = CompsWrapper(self)
 
-    def add_repo(self, repoid, baseurl=None, mirrorlist=None, ignoregroups=False, lookaside=False):
+    def add_repo(
+        self, repoid, baseurl=None, mirrorlist=None, enablegroups=True, lookaside=False
+    ):
         if "://" not in baseurl:
             baseurl = "file://%s" % os.path.abspath(baseurl)
         if LooseVersion(dnf.__version__) < LooseVersion("2.0.0"):
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ class DnfWrapper(dnf.Base):
             repo = dnf.repo.Repo(repoid, self.conf)
         repo.baseurl = baseurl
         repo.mirrorlist = mirrorlist
-        repo.ignoregroups = ignoregroups
+        repo.enablegroups = enablegroups
         repo.enable()
         self.repos.add(repo)
         repo.priority = 10 if lookaside else 20