diff --git a/tmpl/99-additional_repositories b/tmpl/99-additional_repositories
index 529c95b..932b4fd 100644
--- a/tmpl/99-additional_repositories
+++ b/tmpl/99-additional_repositories
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 %for %%additional_repository in %%getVar('additional_repository_name')
 %silent %%repositories_detail[%%str(%%additional_repository)] = {'source': %%additional_repository.additional_repository_source, 'priority': 500, 'exceptions': []}
 %end for
-%for %%priority_settings in %%getVar('additional_repository_priority_target')
+%for %%priority_settings in %%getVar('additional_repository_priority_target', [])
  %if %%str(%%priority_settings) in %%repositories_detail
 %silent %%repositories_detail[%%str(%%priority_settings)]['priority'] = %%priority_settings.additional_repository_global_priority
   %if %%priority_settings.additional_repository_exempted_packages