diff --git a/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh b/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh
index 1e4d5f20d888..ea85bb7c6831 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.sh
@@ -3300,12 +3300,12 @@ get_params () {
 	parse_cmdline $@
 	parse_conffile
 	default_params
-	finalize_components_config ${COMPONENTS}
 }
 
 # Fetch command.  Make sure that we're being called
 # interactively, then run fetch_check_params and fetch_run
 cmd_fetch () {
+	finalize_components_config ${COMPONENTS}
 	if [ ! -t 0 -a $NOTTYOK -eq 0 ]; then
 		echo -n "`basename $0` fetch should not "
 		echo "be run non-interactively."
@@ -3326,6 +3326,7 @@ cmd_cron () {
 	sleep `jot -r 1 0 3600`
 
 	TMPFILE=`mktemp /tmp/freebsd-update.XXXXXX` || exit 1
+	finalize_components_config ${COMPONENTS} >> ${TMPFILE}
 	if ! fetch_run >> ${TMPFILE} ||
 	    ! grep -q "No updates needed" ${TMPFILE} ||
 	    [ ${VERBOSELEVEL} = "debug" ]; then
@@ -3337,6 +3338,7 @@ cmd_cron () {
 
 # Fetch files for upgrading to a new release.
 cmd_upgrade () {
+	finalize_components_config ${COMPONENTS}
 	upgrade_check_params
 	upgrade_run || exit 1
 }
@@ -3344,6 +3346,7 @@ cmd_upgrade () {
 # Check if there are fetched updates ready to install.
 # Chdir into the working directory.
 cmd_updatesready () {
+	finalize_components_config ${COMPONENTS}
 	# Check if working directory exists (if not, no updates pending)
 	if ! [ -e "${WORKDIR}" ]; then
 		echo "No updates are available to install."
@@ -3368,24 +3371,28 @@ cmd_updatesready () {
 
 # Install downloaded updates.
 cmd_install () {
+	finalize_components_config ${COMPONENTS}
 	install_check_params
 	install_run || exit 1
 }
 
 # Rollback most recently installed updates.
 cmd_rollback () {
+	finalize_components_config ${COMPONENTS}
 	rollback_check_params
 	rollback_run || exit 1
 }
 
 # Compare system against a "known good" index.
 cmd_IDS () {
+	finalize_components_config ${COMPONENTS}
 	IDS_check_params
 	IDS_run || exit 1
 }
 
 # Output configuration.
 cmd_showconfig () {
+	finalize_components_config ${COMPONENTS}
 	for X in ${CONFIGOPTIONS}; do
 		echo $X=$(eval echo \$${X})
 	done