diff --git a/lib/boxen/runner.rb b/lib/boxen/runner.rb
index 590bb3b..8ae10ba 100644
--- a/lib/boxen/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/boxen/runner.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ module Boxen
 
     def process_args
       projects = flags.args.join(',')
-      Facter.add('cli_boxen_projects') { setcode { projects } }
+      File.open("#{config.repodir}/.projects", "w+") do |f|
+        f.truncate 0
+        f.write projects
+      end
     end
 
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