diff --git a/mastersetup.bash b/mastersetup.bash
index 6681208..ce0910e 100644
--- a/mastersetup.bash
+++ b/mastersetup.bash
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ install_from_url "https://pacstall.dev/q/install" "sudo bash -c"
 
 # now makedeb
 
+# we need a environment variable here
+
+export MAKEDEB_RELEASE=makedeb
+
 install_from_url "https://shlink.makedeb.org/install" "bash -ci"
 
 # Thats it for top level stuff now we dive a little deeper