diff --git a/models/ed/Dockerfile b/models/ed/Dockerfile
index de47d18f23..a80e0ac5c4 100644
--- a/models/ed/Dockerfile
+++ b/models/ed/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# # this needs to be at the top, what version are we building
+# this needs to be at the top, what version are we building
 ARG IMAGE_VERSION="latest"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/confirm_deps.R b/scripts/confirm_deps.R
index 33c8643764..fd272c1c29 100755
--- a/scripts/confirm_deps.R
+++ b/scripts/confirm_deps.R
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ confirm_deps <- function(pkg,
     return(
       remotes::install_deps(
         pkg = pkg,
-        dependencies = NA,
+        dependencies = dependencies,
         ...
       )
     )