diff --git a/matter/matter/binpms/base.py b/matter/matter/binpms/base.py
index 19866864e..138f38653 100644
--- a/matter/matter/binpms/base.py
+++ b/matter/matter/binpms/base.py
@@ -197,10 +197,12 @@ class BaseBinaryPMS(object):
                     "preserved libraries are found on "
                     "the system, aborting.")
 
-    def commit(self, repository, packages):
+    def commit(self, spec, packages):
         """
-        Commit packages to the BinaryPMS repository.
+        Commit packages to the BinaryPMS repository specified in the
+        Spec object.
         """
+        repository = spec["repository"]
         pkgdir = self._build_pkgdir(repository)
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env["PKGDIR"] = pkgdir
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ class BaseBinaryPMS(object):
     def push(self, repository):
         """
         Push all the packages built by PackageBuilder to the
-        given repository.
+        repository.
         """
         pkgpush_f = self._nsargs.portage_pkgpush
         if pkgpush_f is None:
diff --git a/matter/matter/binpms/entropysrv.py b/matter/matter/binpms/entropysrv.py
index faa23c721..6e20bf6f7 100644
--- a/matter/matter/binpms/entropysrv.py
+++ b/matter/matter/binpms/entropysrv.py
@@ -209,10 +209,11 @@ class EntropyBinaryPMS(BaseBinaryPMS):
         """
         return self._entropy.Mirrors.sync_repository(repository)
 
-    def commit(self, repository, packages):
+    def commit(self, spec, packages):
         """
         Overridden from BaseBinaryPMS.
         """
+        repository = spec["repository"]
         spm = self._entropy.Spm()
         spm_atoms = set()
         exit_st = 0
diff --git a/matter/matter/main.py b/matter/matter/main.py
index bbeedc024..2da28bfca 100644
--- a/matter/matter/main.py
+++ b/matter/matter/main.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def matter_main(binary_pms, nsargs, cwd, specs):
 
         if local_completed and nsargs.commit:
             _rc = binary_pms.commit(
-                spec["repository"],
+                spec,
                 local_completed)
             if exit_st == 0 and _rc != 0:
                 exit_st = _rc