diff --git a/python/drydock_provisioner/control/bootaction.py b/python/drydock_provisioner/control/bootaction.py
index d4ee7339..72aa434a 100644
--- a/python/drydock_provisioner/control/bootaction.py
+++ b/python/drydock_provisioner/control/bootaction.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import ulid2
 import falcon
 
 from drydock_provisioner.objects.fields import ActionResult
+from drydock_provisioner.objects.fields import BootactionAssetType
 import drydock_provisioner.objects as objects
-
 from .base import StatefulResource
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('drydock')
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ class BootactionUtils(object):
         tarbytes = io.BytesIO()
         tarball = tarfile.open(
             mode='w:gz', fileobj=tarbytes, format=tarfile.GNU_FORMAT)
-        asset_list = asset_list or []
+        asset_list = [
+            a for a in asset_list if a.type != BootactionAssetType.PackageList
+        ]
         for a in asset_list:
             fileobj = io.BytesIO(a.rendered_bytes)
             tarasset = tarfile.TarInfo(name=a.path)
diff --git a/python/drydock_provisioner/orchestrator/orchestrator.py b/python/drydock_provisioner/orchestrator/orchestrator.py
index e28ed154..6ea9f66d 100644
--- a/python/drydock_provisioner/orchestrator/orchestrator.py
+++ b/python/drydock_provisioner/orchestrator/orchestrator.py
@@ -627,10 +627,14 @@ class Orchestrator(object):
 
         for ba in site_design.bootactions:
             if nodename in ba.target_nodes:
+                # NOTE(sh8121att) the ulid generation below
+                # is throw away data as these assets are only used to
+                # get a full list of packages to deploy
                 assets = ba.render_assets(
                     nodename,
                     site_design,
                     ulid2.generate_binary_ulid(),
+                    ulid2.generate_binary_ulid(),
                     task.design_ref,
                     type_filter=hd_fields.BootactionAssetType.PackageList)
                 for a in assets:
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/test_bootaction_asset_render.py b/python/tests/unit/test_bootaction_asset_render.py
index eb378f5a..036f0f2d 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/test_bootaction_asset_render.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/test_bootaction_asset_render.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import ulid2
 import os
 
 from drydock_provisioner.statemgmt.state import DrydockState
+from drydock_provisioner.objects import Task
+from drydock_provisioner.objects import fields as hd_fields
 
 
 class TestBootactionRenderAction(object):
@@ -78,7 +80,8 @@ class TestBootactionRenderAction(object):
                                   action_key, design_ref)
 
         assert action_key.hex() in assets[2].rendered_bytes.decode('utf-8')
-        assert ulid2.ulid_to_base32(action_id) in assets[2].rendered_bytes.decode('utf-8')
+        assert ulid2.ulid_to_base32(
+            action_id) in assets[2].rendered_bytes.decode('utf-8')
 
     def test_bootaction_network_context(self, input_files,
                                         deckhand_orchestrator, setup):
@@ -131,3 +134,18 @@ class TestBootactionRenderAction(object):
         node_ctx = ba.asset_list[0]._get_node_context('compute01', design_data)
 
         assert node_ctx['domain'] == node_domain
+
+    def test_bootaction_pkg_list(self, input_files, deckhand_orchestrator,
+                                 setup):
+        """Test that a list of packages to be installed on a ndoe can be compiled from boot actions."""
+        input_file = input_files.join("deckhand_fullsite.yaml")
+
+        design_ref = "file://%s" % str(input_file)
+
+        test_task = Task(
+            action=hd_fields.OrchestratorAction.Noop, design_ref=design_ref)
+
+        pkg_list = deckhand_orchestrator.find_node_package_lists(
+            'compute01', test_task)
+
+        assert len(pkg_list) == 2
diff --git a/python/tests/yaml_samples/deckhand_fullsite.yaml b/python/tests/yaml_samples/deckhand_fullsite.yaml
index e259a462..a8f6b065 100644
--- a/python/tests/yaml_samples/deckhand_fullsite.yaml
+++ b/python/tests/yaml_samples/deckhand_fullsite.yaml
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ data:
       data_pipeline:
         - utf8_decode
         - template
+    - type: pkg_list
+      data:
+        2ping: '3.2.1-1'
+        '0xffff': null
 ---
 schema: 'drydock/BootAction/v1'
 metadata: