diff --git a/platforms/common/spack_utils.sh b/platforms/common/spack_utils.sh
index 17431cc8dc19ab445ce1f683e36a54df7718fa1c..e870f7f8a22f61967b07018d4911686e842bbc65 100644
--- a/platforms/common/spack_utils.sh
+++ b/platforms/common/spack_utils.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ ! -e ${SPACK_ROOT} ]; then
   git clone ${SPACK_URL} -b ${SPACK_BRANCH} ${SPACK_ROOT}
 fi
 
-_init_spack ${}
+_init_spack
 
 if [[ $(spack compiler info ${SPACK_COMPILER}) ]]; then
   echo "Found Compiler $(spack compiler info ${SPACK_COMPILER})"