diff --git a/args/args.go b/args/args.go
index 3b4939a..8840d64 100644
--- a/args/args.go
+++ b/args/args.go
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ type Args struct {
 	CfDownloaded    bool
 	SwupdMirror     string
 	SwupdStateDir   string
+	SwupdFormat     string
+	SwupdContentURL string
+	SwupdVersionURL string
 	Telemetry       bool
 	TelemetrySet    bool
 	TelemetryURL    string
@@ -142,6 +145,20 @@ func (args *Args) setCommandLineArgs() (err error) {
 		&args.SwupdStateDir, "swupd-state", args.SwupdMirror, "Swupd state-dir",
 	)
 
+	flag.StringVar(
+		&args.SwupdFormat, "swupd-format", args.SwupdFormat, "Swupd --format argument",
+	)
+
+	flag.StringVar(
+		&args.SwupdContentURL, "swupd-contenturl", args.SwupdContentURL,
+		"Swupd --contenturl argument",
+	)
+
+	flag.StringVar(
+		&args.SwupdVersionURL, "swupd-versionurl", args.SwupdVersionURL,
+		"Swupd --versionurl argument",
+	)
+
 	flag.BoolVar(
 		&args.Telemetry, "telemetry", args.Telemetry, "Enable Telemetry",
 	)
diff --git a/controller/controller.go b/controller/controller.go
index 08236f8..884f61b 100644
--- a/controller/controller.go
+++ b/controller/controller.go
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func runInstallHook(vars map[string]string, hook *model.InstallHook) error {
 // executed using the target swupd
 func contentInstall(rootDir string, version string, model *model.SystemInstall, options args.Args) (progress.Progress, error) {
 
-	sw := swupd.New(rootDir, options.SwupdStateDir)
+	sw := swupd.New(rootDir, options)
 
 	msg := "Installing the base system"
 	prg := progress.NewLoop(msg)
diff --git a/swupd/swupd.go b/swupd/swupd.go
index 2b9e499..2d73f81 100644
--- a/swupd/swupd.go
+++ b/swupd/swupd.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/clearlinux/clr-installer/args"
 	"github.com/clearlinux/clr-installer/cmd"
 	"github.com/clearlinux/clr-installer/conf"
 	"github.com/clearlinux/clr-installer/errors"
@@ -31,8 +32,11 @@ var (
 
 // SoftwareUpdater abstracts the swupd executable, environment and operations
 type SoftwareUpdater struct {
-	rootDir  string
-	stateDir string
+	rootDir    string
+	stateDir   string
+	format     string
+	contentURL string
+	versionURL string
 }
 
 // Bundle maps a map name and description with the actual checkbox
@@ -52,12 +56,36 @@ func IsCoreBundle(bundle string) bool {
 }
 
 // New creates a new instance of SoftwareUpdater with the rootDir properly adjusted
-func New(rootDir string, stateDir string) *SoftwareUpdater {
+func New(rootDir string, options args.Args) *SoftwareUpdater {
+	stateDir := options.SwupdStateDir
+
 	if stateDir == "" {
 		stateDir = filepath.Join(rootDir, "/var/lib/swupd")
 	}
 
-	return &SoftwareUpdater{rootDir, stateDir}
+	return &SoftwareUpdater{
+		rootDir,
+		stateDir,
+		options.SwupdFormat,
+		options.SwupdContentURL,
+		options.SwupdVersionURL,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *SoftwareUpdater) setExtraFlags(args []string) []string {
+	if s.format != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--format=%s", s.format))
+	}
+
+	if s.contentURL != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--contenturl=%s", s.contentURL))
+	}
+
+	if s.versionURL != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--versionurl=%s", s.versionURL))
+	}
+
+	return args
 }
 
 // Verify runs "swupd verify" operation
@@ -66,6 +94,9 @@ func (s *SoftwareUpdater) Verify(version string, mirror string) error {
 		"swupd",
 		"verify",
 	}
+
+	args = s.setExtraFlags(args)
+
 	if mirror != "" {
 		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--url=%s", mirror))
 	}
@@ -104,9 +135,14 @@ func (s *SoftwareUpdater) Verify(version string, mirror string) error {
 		"swupd",
 		"bundle-add",
 		"--skip-diskspace-check",
+	}
+
+	args = s.setExtraFlags(args)
+
+	args = append(args,
 		fmt.Sprintf("--path=%s", s.rootDir),
 		fmt.Sprintf("--statedir=%s", s.stateDir),
-	}
+	)
 
 	// Remove the 'os-core' bundle as it is already
 	// installed and will cause a failure
diff --git a/swupd/swupd_test.go b/swupd/swupd_test.go
index 3814ec8..5b0543a 100644
--- a/swupd/swupd_test.go
+++ b/swupd/swupd_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package swupd
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/clearlinux/clr-installer/args"
 	"github.com/clearlinux/clr-installer/utils"
 )
 
@@ -84,13 +85,17 @@ func TestParseSwupdMirrorInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestNewWithState(t *testing.T) {
-	sw := New("/tmp/test", "/tmp/swupd-state")
+	options := args.Args{
+		SwupdStateDir: "/tmp/swupd-state",
+	}
+
+	sw := New("/tmp/test", options)
 
 	if sw.stateDir != "/tmp/swupd-state" {
 		t.Fatalf("stateDir should be set to /tmp/swupd-state")
 	}
 
-	sw = New("/tmp/test", "")
+	sw = New("/tmp/test", args.Args{})
 	if sw.stateDir != "/tmp/test/var/lib/swupd" {
 		t.Fatalf("stateDir should not be set to: %s", sw.stateDir)
 	}