diff --git a/helpers/lh_chroot_apt b/helpers/lh_chroot_apt
index 6bfb7c352..1f8741ee9 100755
--- a/helpers/lh_chroot_apt
+++ b/helpers/lh_chroot_apt
@@ -159,3 +159,13 @@ case "${1}" in
 		Usage
 		;;
 esac
+
+if ls config/chroot_local-packages/*.deb > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+	cat >>chroot/etc/apt/preferences <<EOF
+
+Package: *
+Pin: release o=chroot_local-packages
+Pin-Priority: 1001
+EOF
+fi
diff --git a/helpers/lh_chroot_install-packages b/helpers/lh_chroot_install-packages
index 169510b57..c97adde1e 100755
--- a/helpers/lh_chroot_install-packages
+++ b/helpers/lh_chroot_install-packages
@@ -47,32 +47,19 @@ then
 	# Restoring cache
 	Restore_cache cache/packages_chroot
 
-	# Ensure chroot_local-packages override all other packages
-	if [ -e chroot/etc/apt/preferences ]
-	then
-		cp chroot/etc/apt/preferences chroot/etc/apt/preferences.live
-	fi
-
-	cat >> chroot/etc/apt/preferences.live <<EOF
-Package: *
-Pin: release o=chroot_local-packages
-Pin-Priority: 1001
-EOF
-
 	# Installing packages
 	case "${LH_APT}" in
 		apt|apt-get)
-			Chroot "xargs --arg-file=/root/chroot_packages apt-get ${APT_OPTIONS} -o Dir::Etc::preferences=preferences.live install"
+			Chroot "xargs --arg-file=/root/chroot_packages apt-get ${APT_OPTIONS} install"
 			;;
 
 		aptitude)
-			Chroot "xargs --arg-file=/root/chroot_packages aptitude ${APTITUDE_OPTIONS} -o Dir::Etc::preferences=preferences.live install"
+			Chroot "xargs --arg-file=/root/chroot_packages aptitude ${APTITUDE_OPTIONS} install"
 			;;
 	esac
 
 	# Tidying up
 	rm -f chroot/root/chroot_packages
-	rm -f chroot/etc/apt/preferences.live
 
 	# Saving cache
 	Save_cache cache/packages_chroot