diff --git a/alws/routers/build_node.py b/alws/routers/build_node.py
index 3c199f04..d5a55e04 100644
--- a/alws/routers/build_node.py
+++ b/alws/routers/build_node.py
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ async def get_task(
                     response["platform"].data["mock"]["chroot_setup_cmd"] = (
                         flavour.data["mock"]["chroot_setup_cmd"]
                     )
+                if "use_host_resolv" in flavour.data.get('mock', {}):
+                    response["platform"].data["mock"]["use_host_resolv"] = (
+                        flavour.data["mock"]["use_host_resolv"]
+                    )
                 if "dnf_common_opts" in flavour.data.get('mock', {}):
                     if "dnf_common_opts" not in response["platform"].data["mock"]:
                         response["platform"].data["mock"]["dnf_common_opts"] = []
diff --git a/alws/schemas/platform_flavors_schema.py b/alws/schemas/platform_flavors_schema.py
index 3cb28070..f3ef9985 100644
--- a/alws/schemas/platform_flavors_schema.py
+++ b/alws/schemas/platform_flavors_schema.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class CreateFlavour(BaseModel):
     name: str
     modularity: typing.Optional[dict] = None
-    repositories: typing.List[RepositoryCreate]
+    repositories: typing.List[RepositoryCreate] = []
     data: typing.Optional[typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]] = None