diff --git a/elements/fedora/bin/install-packages b/elements/fedora/bin/install-packages
index feb2018f..d353d2c9 100644
--- a/elements/fedora/bin/install-packages
+++ b/elements/fedora/bin/install-packages
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ set -e
 if [ "$1" = "-u" ] ; then
   yum -y update
   exit 0
+elif [ "$1" = "-d" ] ; then
+  EXTRA_ARGS="--downloadonly"
+  shift
 fi
 
-yum -y install $(map-packages "$@")
+yum -y install $EXTRA_ARGS $(map-packages "$@")
 for pkg in "$@"; do
   if [ "$pkg" = "python-pip" ] ; then
     alternatives --install /usr/bin/pip pip /usr/bin/pip-python 10