diff --git a/openwrtbuilder b/openwrtbuilder
index d1ba2e1..b0c6580 100755
--- a/openwrtbuilder
+++ b/openwrtbuilder
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ install_dependencies() {
     lock_file="$BUILD_ROOT/.dependencies_ib.lock"
   fi
 
-  [[ -f $lock_file ]] && debug "$lock_file lock file exists" && return 0
+  [[ -f $lock_file ]] && debug "$lock_file lock file exists but --debug skips" && return 0
 
   if [[ "$mode" == "source" ]]; then
     # For building from source code see:
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ main() {
 
     # Store profile in P_ARR nameref
     local -n P_ARR="$profile"
-    local mode="${P_ARR[mode]:="imagebuilder"}"
+    local mode="${P_ARR[mode]:-"imagebuilder"}"
     ((FROM_SOURCE)) && mode="source" # allow cli override
     install_dependencies "$mode"
     local repo="${P_ARR[repo]:-}"
diff --git a/profiles b/profiles
index f7fe390..dac8773 100644
--- a/profiles
+++ b/profiles
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ declare -Ag ax6000=(
   [target]="mediatek/filogic"
   [release]="snapshot"
   [filesystem]="squashfs"
-  [packages]="${default_packages[*]} -dnsmasq -odhcpd-ipv6only -nftables -firewall4 tailscale"
+  [packages]="${default_packages[*]} \
+    -dnsmasq -odhcpd-ipv6only -nftables -firewall4 tailscale"
 )
 
 declare -Ag ax6000_uboot=(
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ declare -Ag ax6000_uboot=(
   [target]="mediatek/filogic"
   [release]="snapshot"
   [filesystem]="squashfs"
-  [packages]="${default_packages[*]} -dnsmasq -odhcpd-ipv6only -nftables -firewall4"
+  [packages]="${default_packages[*]} \
+    -dnsmasq -odhcpd-ipv6only -nftables -firewall4"
 )
 
 declare -Ag n5100=(