diff --git a/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go b/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go
index 2ceabda7135..62f0f4cd577 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.packer_config.go
@@ -610,6 +610,10 @@ func (cfg *PackerConfig) GetBuilds(opts packer.GetBuildsOptions) ([]packersdk.Bu
 				Type:      srcUsage.String(),
 			}
 
+			pcb.SetDebug(cfg.debug)
+			pcb.SetForce(cfg.force)
+			pcb.SetOnError(cfg.onError)
+
 			// Apply the -only and -except command-line options to exclude matching builds.
 			buildName := pcb.Name()
 			possibleBuildNames = append(possibleBuildNames, buildName)