diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/IDependencyManager.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/IDependencyManager.kt
index e272e3d5..3a66f980 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/IDependencyManager.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/IDependencyManager.kt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ interface IDependencyManager {
                 return excluded?.map { it.id }?.contains(dep.id) ?: false
             }
 
-            val accept = dependencies.any {
+            val accept = dependencies.isEmpty() || dependencies.any {
                 // Is this dependency excluded?
                 val isExcluded = isNodeExcluded(p0, it) || isDepExcluded(p0, project?.excludedDependencies)