diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 7de4370..8d40dac 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -371,8 +371,9 @@ $(TOP_LEVEL_DIR)/local.ign: $(TOP_LEVEL_DIR)/local.bu
 	butane --strict -o $@ $<
 
 .INTERMEDIATE: fcos.bu
+fcos.bu: DEPS := $(if $(filter-out base,$(PROJECT_NAME)),base $(DEPENDENCIES),$(DEPENDENCIES))
 fcos.bu: %.bu: Makefile $(TOP_LEVEL_DIR)/default-butane-spec.sh
-	$(TOP_LEVEL_DIR)/default-butane-spec.sh $(PROJECT_NAME) $(DEPENDENCIES) > $@
+	$(TOP_LEVEL_DIR)/default-butane-spec.sh $(PROJECT_NAME) $(DEPS) > $@
 
 # Generate the final Fedora CoreOS ignition file by merging the Butane spec with the local and project-specific ignition files, as well as those of the dependencies.
 fcos.ign: fcos.bu $(TOP_LEVEL_DIR)/local.ign $(PROJECT_NAME).ign $(PROJECT_NAME)-examples.ign $(DEPENDENCIES_IGNITION_FILES)
diff --git a/nextcloud/log b/nextcloud/log
deleted file mode 100644
index a93e7b0..0000000
--- a/nextcloud/log
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-generate-butane-spec.sh /tmp/butane-chroot-bz7yOt > base.bu
-generate-butane-spec.sh /tmp/butane-chroot-bz7yOt > base-examples.bu
-generate-butane-spec.sh /tmp/butane-chroot-bz7yOt > postgresql.bu
-generate-butane-spec.sh /tmp/butane-chroot-bz7yOt > postgresql-examples.bu
-generate-butane-spec.sh /tmp/butane-chroot-bz7yOt > traefik.bu
-generate-butane-spec.sh /tmp/butane-chroot-bz7yOt > traefik-examples.bu
-generate-butane-spec.sh /tmp/butane-chroot-bz7yOt > nextcloud.bu
-generate-butane-spec.sh /tmp/butane-chroot-bz7yOt > nextcloud-examples.bu