diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso_live.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso_live.py
index 6b2e5fa..97ecbed 100755
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso_live.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/scripts/build_iso_live.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Live ISO Compose")
 parser.add_argument('--release', type=str, help="Major Release Version or major-type (eg 9-beta)", required=True)
 parser.add_argument('--isolation', type=str, help="Mock Isolation")
 parser.add_argument('--local-compose', action='store_true', help="Compose Directory is Here")
+parser.add_argument('--peridot', action='store_true', help="Use peridot repos")
 parser.add_argument('--image', type=str, help="Granular choice in which live image is built")
 parser.add_argument('--logger', type=str)
 parser.add_argument('--live-iso-mode', type=str, default='local')
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ a = LiveBuild(
         live_iso_mode=results.live_iso_mode,
         image=results.image,
         compose_dir_is_here=results.local_compose,
+        peridot=results.peridot,
         hashed=results.hashed,
         justcopyit=results.just_copy_it,
         force_build=results.force_build,
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/templates/buildLiveImage.tmpl.sh b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/templates/buildLiveImage.tmpl.sh
index 95ad384..268ede8 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/templates/buildLiveImage.tmpl.sh
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/templates/buildLiveImage.tmpl.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ cd /builddir
 {% endif %}
 
 {{ git_clone }}
-if [ -d "/builddir/ks/live/{{ major }}/{{ arch }}/peridot" ]; then
-  pushd /builddir/ks/live/{{ major }}/{{ arch }}/peridot || { echo "Could not change directory"; exit 1; }
-else
-  pushd /builddir/ks/live/{{ major }}/{{ arch }}/stage   || { echo "Could not change directory"; exit 1; }
-fi
+pushd /builddir/ks/live/{{ major }}/{{ arch }}/{{ kloc }} || { echo "Could not change directory"; exit 1; }
 ksflatten -c {{ ks_file }} -o /builddir/ks.cfg
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "Error flattening kickstart"
diff --git a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
index b22a323..6773a4a 100644
--- a/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
+++ b/iso/empanadas/empanadas/util/iso_utils.py
@@ -1583,6 +1583,7 @@ class LiveBuild:
             force_build: bool = False,
             updated_image: bool = False,
             image_increment: str = '0',
+            peridot: bool = False,
             logger=None
     ):
 
@@ -1610,6 +1611,7 @@ class LiveBuild:
         self.checksum = rlvars['checksum']
         self.profile = rlvars['profile']
         self.hashed = hashed
+        self.peridot = peridot
 
         # Relevant major version items
         self.arch = config['arch']
@@ -1763,6 +1765,9 @@ class LiveBuild:
         mock_iso_template = self.tmplenv.get_template('isomock.tmpl.cfg')
         mock_sh_template = self.tmplenv.get_template('liveisobuild.tmpl.sh')
         iso_template = self.tmplenv.get_template('buildLiveImage.tmpl.sh')
+        kloc = 'stage'
+        if self.peridot:
+            kloc = 'peridot'
 
         mock_iso_path = '/var/tmp/live-{}.cfg'.format(self.major_version)
         mock_sh_path = '{}/liveisobuild-{}-{}.sh'.format(
@@ -1866,6 +1871,7 @@ class LiveBuild:
                 major=self.major_version,
                 git_clone=git_clone_cmd,
                 ks_file=ks_start,
+                kloc=kloc,
         )
 
         with open(mock_iso_path, "w+") as mip: