diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/common.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/common.py
index 41ca803..f2a43e5 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/common.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/common.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ config = {
     "category_stub": "mirror/pub/rocky",
     "sig_category_stub": "mirror/pub/sig",
     "repo_base_url": "https://yumrepofs.build.resf.org/v1/projects",
+    "staging_base_url": "https://dl.rockylinux.org/stg/rocky",
     "mock_work_root": "/builddir",
     "container": "centos:stream9",
     "distname": "Rocky Linux",
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso.py
index 6da2e4d..6f6372a 100755
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 import argparse
 
-from empanadas.common import *
-from empanadas.util import Checks
+from empanadas.common import config, rldict
 from empanadas.util import IsoBuild
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="ISO Compose")
@@ -29,5 +28,6 @@ a = IsoBuild(
         logger=results.logger,
 )
 
+
 def run():
     a.run()
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/sync_from_peridot.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/sync_from_peridot.py
index 482a72a..0942b9b 100755
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/sync_from_peridot.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/sync_from_peridot.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ parser.add_argument('--logger', type=str)
 parser.add_argument('--disable-gpg-check', action='store_false')
 parser.add_argument('--disable-repo-gpg-check', action='store_false')
 parser.add_argument('--clean-old-packages', action='store_true')
+parser.add_argument('--use-staging', action='store_true')
 
 # Parse them
 results = parser.parse_args()
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ a = RepoSync(
         gpg_check=results.disable_gpg_check,
         repo_gpg_check=results.disable_repo_gpg_check,
         reposync_clean_old=results.clean_old_packages,
+        use_staging=results.use_staging,
 )
 
 def run():
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/dnf_utils.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/dnf_utils.py
index b737f8b..0c7ab30 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/dnf_utils.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/dnf_utils.py
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ class RepoSync:
             fpsync: bool = False,
             logger=None,
             log_level='INFO',
-        ):
+            use_staging: bool = False,
+            ):
+
         self.nofail = nofail
         self.dryrun = dryrun
         self.fullrun = fullrun
@@ -80,11 +82,14 @@ class RepoSync:
         # This makes it so every repo is synced at the same time.
         # This is EXTREMELY dangerous.
         self.just_pull_everything = just_pull_everything
+        # Use staging url instead of pulling from peridot (or, for EL8)
+        self.use_staging = use_staging
         # Relevant config items
         self.major_version = major
         self.date_stamp = config['date_stamp']
         self.timestamp = time.time()
         self.repo_base_url = config['repo_base_url']
+        self.staging_base_url = config['staging_base_url']
         self.compose_root = config['compose_root']
         self.compose_base = config['compose_root'] + "/" + major
         self.profile = rlvars['profile']
@@ -271,7 +276,9 @@ class RepoSync:
                 self.gpg_check,
                 self.repo_gpg_check,
                 self.tmplenv,
-                self.log
+                self.log,
+                staging_base_url=self.staging_base_url,
+                use_staging=self.use_staging,
         )
 
         if self.dryrun:
@@ -1447,7 +1454,8 @@ class RepoSync:
                 self.gpg_check,
                 self.repo_gpg_check,
                 self.tmplenv,
-                self.log
+                self.log,
+                staging_base_url=self.staging_base_url,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/shared.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/shared.py
index 6406c8d..021abd6 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/shared.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/shared.py
@@ -446,8 +446,10 @@ class Shared:
             repo_gpg_check,
             templates,
             logger,
-            dest_path='/var/tmp'
-        ) -> str:
+            dest_path='/var/tmp',
+            staging_base_url='https://dl.rockylinux.org/stg',
+            use_staging=False,
+            ) -> str:
         """
         Generates the necessary repo conf file for the operation. This repo
         file should be temporary in nature. This will generate a repo file
@@ -475,22 +477,36 @@ class Shared:
         if not os.path.exists(dest_path):
             os.makedirs(dest_path, exist_ok=True)
         config_file = open(fname, "w+")
+
         repolist = []
         for repo in repos:
 
-            constructed_url = '{}/{}/repo/{}{}/$basearch'.format(
-                    repo_base_url,
-                    project_id,
-                    prehashed,
-                    repo,
-            )
+            if use_staging:
+                constructed_url = '{}/{}/{}/$basearch/os'.format(
+                        staging_base_url,
+                        major_version,
+                        repo,
+                )
 
-            constructed_url_src = '{}/{}/repo/{}{}/src'.format(
-                    repo_base_url,
-                    project_id,
-                    prehashed,
-                    repo,
-            )
+                constructed_url_src = '{}/{}/{}/source/tree'.format(
+                        staging_base_url,
+                        major_version,
+                        repo,
+                )
+            else:
+                constructed_url = '{}/{}/repo/{}{}/$basearch'.format(
+                        repo_base_url,
+                        project_id,
+                        prehashed,
+                        repo,
+                )
+
+                constructed_url_src = '{}/{}/repo/{}{}/src'.format(
+                        repo_base_url,
+                        project_id,
+                        prehashed,
+                        repo,
+                )
 
             repodata = {
                     'name': repo,