3 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/libcmd/command.hh b/src/libcmd/command.hh
index 65626e33f..65eb0c4a0 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/command.hh
+++ b/src/libcmd/command.hh
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ struct InstallablesCommand : virtual Args, SourceExprCommand
     InstallablesCommand();
 
     void prepare() override;
+    Installables load();
 
     virtual bool useDefaultInstallables() { return true; }
 
@@ -132,7 +133,6 @@ struct InstallableCommand : virtual Args, SourceExprCommand
     InstallableCommand(bool supportReadOnlyMode = false);
 
     void prepare() override;
-    std::shared_ptr<Installable> load();
 
     std::optional<FlakeRef> getFlakeRefForCompletion() override
     {
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index 7d2ff0f68..c29fbeec9 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -1025,11 +1025,16 @@ InstallablesCommand::InstallablesCommand()
 
 void InstallablesCommand::prepare()
 {
+    installables = load();
+}
+
+Installables InstallablesCommand::load() {
+    Installables installables;
     if (_installables.empty() && useDefaultInstallables())
         // FIXME: commands like "nix profile install" should not have a
         // default, probably.
         _installables.push_back(".");
-    installables = parseInstallables(getStore(), _installables);
+    return parseInstallables(getStore(), _installables);
 }
 
 std::optional<FlakeRef> InstallablesCommand::getFlakeRefForCompletion()
@@ -1054,13 +1059,10 @@ InstallableCommand::InstallableCommand(bool supportReadOnlyMode)
         }}
     });
 }
-std::shared_ptr<Installable> InstallableCommand::load() {
-    return parseInstallable(getStore(), _installable);
-}
 
 void InstallableCommand::prepare()
 {
-    installable = load();
+    installable = parseInstallable(getStore(), _installable);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.hh b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
index 5d715210e..b97888db6 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.hh
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.hh
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct Installable
         OperateOn operateOn,
         const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> & installables);
 };
+typedef std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Installable>> Installables;
 
 struct InstallableValue : Installable
 {