diff --git a/cmd/srpmproc/main.go b/cmd/srpmproc/main.go
index 11e154f..f72151b 100644
--- a/cmd/srpmproc/main.go
+++ b/cmd/srpmproc/main.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	sourceRpm            string
+	sourceRpmGitName     string
 	sshKeyLocation       string
 	sshUser              string
 	upstreamPrefix       string
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ func mn(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		Version:              version,
 		StorageAddr:          storageAddr,
 		Package:              sourceRpm,
+		PackageGitName:       sourceRpmGitName,
 		ModuleMode:           moduleMode,
 		TmpFsMode:            tmpFsMode,
 		ModulePrefix:         modulePrefix,
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ func main() {
 	root.Flags().StringVar(&storageAddr, "storage-addr", "", "Bucket to use as blob storage")
 	_ = root.MarkFlagRequired("storage-addr")
 
+	root.Flags().StringVar(&sourceRpmGitName, "source-rpm-git-name", "", "Actual git repo name of package if name is different from source-rpm value")
 	root.Flags().StringVar(&sshKeyLocation, "ssh-key-location", "", "Location of the SSH key to use to authenticate against upstream")
 	root.Flags().StringVar(&sshUser, "ssh-user", "git", "SSH User")
 	root.Flags().StringVar(&gitCommitterName, "git-committer-name", "rockyautomation", "Name of committer")
diff --git a/pkg/srpmproc/process.go b/pkg/srpmproc/process.go
index 04afc01..0075f35 100644
--- a/pkg/srpmproc/process.go
+++ b/pkg/srpmproc/process.go
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ const (
 
 type ProcessDataRequest struct {
 	// Required
-	Version     int
-	StorageAddr string
-	Package     string
+	Version        int
+	StorageAddr    string
+	Package        string
+	PackageGitName string
 
 	// Optional
 	ModuleMode           bool
@@ -219,6 +220,11 @@ func NewProcessData(req *ProcessDataRequest) (*data.ProcessData, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("package cannot be empty")
 	}
 
+	// tells srpmproc what the source name actually is
+	if req.PackageGitName == "" {
+		req.PackageGitName = req.Package
+	}
+
 	var importer data.ImportMode
 	var blobStorage blob.Storage
 
@@ -238,9 +244,9 @@ func NewProcessData(req *ProcessDataRequest) (*data.ProcessData, error) {
 
 	sourceRpmLocation := ""
 	if req.ModuleMode {
-		sourceRpmLocation = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", req.ModulePrefix, req.Package)
+		sourceRpmLocation = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", req.ModulePrefix, req.PackageGitName)
 	} else {
-		sourceRpmLocation = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", req.RpmPrefix, req.Package)
+		sourceRpmLocation = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", req.RpmPrefix, req.PackageGitName)
 	}
 	importer = &modes.GitMode{}