diff --git a/extensions/apa.sh b/extensions/apa.sh
index 20330c26e..5b7be9bdf 100644
--- a/extensions/apa.sh
+++ b/extensions/apa.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 function extension_prepare_config__apa() {
 	display_alert "Target image will have Armbian Package Archive (APA) enabled by default" "${EXTENSION}" "info"
+	export APA_IS_ACTIVE="true"
 }
 
 function custom_apt_repo__add_apa() {