diff --git a/src/bpmlib/operations.go b/src/bpmlib/operations.go
index 8375e92..e2561d4 100644
--- a/src/bpmlib/operations.go
+++ b/src/bpmlib/operations.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func (operation *BPMOperation) GetOptionalDependencies() (optionalDepends map[st
 	optionalDepends = make(map[string][]string)
 
 	// Find all optional dependencies
-	for _, value := range slices.Clone(operation.Actions) {
+	for _, value := range operation.Actions {
 		var pkgInfo *PackageInfo
 		if value.GetActionType() == "install" {
 			action := value.(*InstallPackageAction)
@@ -467,7 +467,31 @@ func (operation *BPMOperation) GetOptionalDependencies() (optionalDepends map[st
 			dependName, _, _ := SplitPkgNameAndVersion(dependSplit[0])
 
 			// Skip if dependency is already installed
-			if IsPackageInstalled(dependName, operation.RootDir) {
+			if IsPackageInstalled(dependName, operation.RootDir) || len(GetVirtualPackageInfo(dependName, operation.RootDir)) > 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Skip if dependency is going to be installed
+			if slices.IndexFunc(operation.Actions, func(action OperationAction) bool {
+				var pkgInfo *PackageInfo
+				if action.GetActionType() == "install" {
+					action := action.(*InstallPackageAction)
+					pkgInfo = action.BpmPackage.PkgInfo
+				} else if action.GetActionType() == "fetch" {
+					action := action.(*FetchPackageAction)
+					pkgInfo = action.DatabaseEntry.Info
+				} else {
+					return false
+				}
+
+				if pkgInfo.Name == dependName {
+					return true
+				} else if slices.Contains(pkgInfo.Provides, dependName) {
+					return true
+				}
+
+				return false
+			}) != -1 {
 				continue
 			}