diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
index 10d4f8be..df92bc7c 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
@@ -188,33 +188,34 @@ class App(Base):
                 buf.append(spec)
             return
         visited.add(spec)
-        deps = self.get_value(name, section, key)
+        vals = self.get_value(name, section, key)
         log(
             DEBUG,
             (
-                f'name={name}, section={section}, key={key}, deps={deps}, '
+                f'name={name}, section={section}, key={key}, deps={vals}, '
                 f'scope={scope.name}, visited={visited}'
             ),
         )
-        if deps and scope != Scope.Self:
-            if scope == Scope.One:
-                subscope = Scope.Self
-            else:
-                subscope = Scope.Subtree
-            for dep in deps.split(','):
-                dep = dep.strip()
-                if not (len(dep)):
-                    continue
-                self.__get_project_refs_cached(
-                    buf,
-                    visited,
-                    dep,
-                    section,
-                    key,
-                    add_self = True,
-                    scope = subscope,
-                    names_only = names_only,
-                )
+        vals_list = vals.split(',') if vals else []
+        match scope:
+            case Scope.Self:
+                buf += vals_list
+            case Scope.One | Scope.Subtree:
+                subscope = scope.Self if scope == Scope.One else scope
+                for val in vals_list:
+                    val = val.strip()
+                    if not (len(val)):
+                        continue
+                    self.__get_project_refs_cached(
+                        buf,
+                        visited,
+                        val,
+                        section,
+                        key,
+                        add_self = True,
+                        scope = subscope,
+                        names_only = names_only,
+                    )
         if add_self:
             buf.append(spec)