diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10.yaml
index 0aa493c..73efe7e 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
         format: box
         variants: [Libvirt, Vbox, VMware]
   livemap:
+    builder: "lorax"
     git_repo: 'https://git.resf.org/sig_core/kickstarts.git'
     branch: 'r10'
     ksentry:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10lh.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10lh.yaml
index 082a2da..b2dd23f 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10lh.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el10lh.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
         format: box
         variants: [Libvirt, Vbox, VMware]
   livemap:
+    builder: "lorax"
     git_repo: 'https://git.resf.org/sig_core/kickstarts.git'
     branch: 'r10'
     ksentry:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9-beta.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9-beta.yaml
index a570058..dd76f2d 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9-beta.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9-beta.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
         format: box
         variants: [Libvirt, Vbox, VMware]
   livemap:
+    builder: "lorax"
     git_repo: 'https://git.resf.org/sig_core/kickstarts.git'
     branch: 'r9-beta'
     ksentry:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9.yaml
index 68718c6..8a3a10b 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
         format: box
         variants: [Libvirt, Vbox, VMware]
   livemap:
+    builder: "lorax"
     git_repo: 'https://git.resf.org/sig_core/kickstarts.git'
     branch: 'r9'
     ksentry:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9lh.yaml b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9lh.yaml
index fbde45a..474e14a 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9lh.yaml
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/configs/el9lh.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
         format: box
         variants: [Libvirt, Vbox, VMware]
   livemap:
+    builder: "lorax"
     git_repo: 'https://git.resf.org/sig_core/kickstarts.git'
     branch: 'r9'
     ksentry:
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso_live.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso_live.py
index 97ecbed..256ed4e 100755
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso_live.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso_live.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ parser.add_argument('--live-iso-mode', type=str, default='local')
 parser.add_argument('--hashed', action='store_true')
 parser.add_argument('--just-copy-it', action='store_true', help="Just copy the images to the compose dir")
 parser.add_argument('--force-build', action='store_true', help="Just build and overwrite the images")
+parser.add_argument('--builder', type=str, help="Choose a builder type and override the set value in the configs")
 results = parser.parse_args()
 rlvars = rldict[results.release]
 major = rlvars['major']
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ a = LiveBuild(
         hashed=results.hashed,
         justcopyit=results.just_copy_it,
         force_build=results.force_build,
+        builder=results.builder,
         logger=results.logger
 )
 
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
index 52ff188..da8a2c7 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
@@ -1547,6 +1547,7 @@ class LiveBuild:
             updated_image: bool = False,
             image_increment: str = '0',
             peridot: bool = False,
+            builder: str = 'default',
             logger=None
     ):
 
@@ -1576,6 +1577,16 @@ class LiveBuild:
         self.hashed = hashed
         self.peridot = peridot
 
+        # determine builder to use. if a config doesn't have it set, assume
+        # lorax, the default option.
+        if rlvars['livemap']['builder']:
+            self.livebuilder = rlvars['livemap']['builder']
+        else:
+            self.livebuilder = "lorax"
+
+        if builder == "default":
+            self.livebuilder = builder
+
         # Relevant major version items
         self.arch = config['arch']
         self.arches = rlvars['allowed_arches']
@@ -1671,6 +1682,11 @@ class LiveBuild:
             self.log.error(Color.FAIL + 'Running an unsupported architecture.')
             raise SystemExit()
 
+        # Check that the builder is lorax, we don't support anything else yet
+        if self.livebuilder != "lorax":
+            self.log.error(Color.FAIL + 'Attempting to use an unsupported builder.')
+            raise SystemExit()
+
         self._live_iso_build_wrap()
 
         self.log.info('Compose repo directory: %s' % sync_root)