diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a8458ec..3e664eb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ Role Variables
    * - `target_image`
      - `''`
      - See modify image variables
+   * - `rpms_path`
+     - `''`
+     - If set, packages present in rpms_path will be updated but dependencies must also be included if required as yum
+       is called with localupdate.
    * - `update_repo`
      - `''`
      - If set, packages from this repo will be updated. Other repos will only be used for dependencies of these updates.
@@ -195,6 +199,21 @@ In this playbook the tasks\_from is set as a variable instead of an
           modified_append_tag: updated
           container_build_tool: buildah # or docker
           yum_cache: /tmp/containers-updater/yum_cache
+          rpms_path: /home/stack/rpms
+
+.. code-block::
+
+    - hosts: localhost
+      tasks:
+      - name: include ansible-role-tripleo-modify-image
+        import_role:
+          name: ansible-role-tripleo-modify-image
+        vars:
+          tasks_from: yum_update.yml
+          source_image: docker.io/tripleomaster/centos-binary-nova-api:latest
+          modified_append_tag: updated
+          container_build_tool: docker # or buildah
+          rpms_path: /home/stack/rpms/
 
 Note, if you have a locally installed gating repo, you can add
 ``update_repo: gating-repo``. This may be the case for the consequent in-place
@@ -242,7 +261,7 @@ network connectivity.
         vars:
           tasks_from: rpm_install.yml
           source_image: docker.io/tripleomaster/centos-binary-nova-api:latest
-          rpms_path: /foo/bar
+          rpms_path: /home/stack/rpms
           modified_append_tag: -hotfix
 
 Dev install
diff --git a/tasks/copy_rpms.yml b/tasks/copy_rpms.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1372ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/copy_rpms.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: List RPMs
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ rpms_path }}"
+    patterns: "^.*?\\.rpm$"
+    use_regex: true
+  when: rpms_path is defined
+  register: context_rpms
+
+- name: Set rpms_list
+  set_fact:
+    rpms_list: "{{  context_rpms.files|json_query('[*].path') }}"
+  when: rpms_path is defined
+
+- name: Copy RPMs to context dir
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ item }}"
+    dest: "{{ modify_dir_path }}"
+  with_list: "{{ rpms_list }}"
+  when: rpms_path is defined
diff --git a/tasks/rpm_install.yml b/tasks/rpm_install.yml
index fb3ce9a..8d71648 100644
--- a/tasks/rpm_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/rpm_install.yml
@@ -15,23 +15,7 @@
   set_fact:
     modify_dir_path: "{{ context_dir.path }}"
 
-- name: List RPMs
-  find:
-    paths: "{{ rpms_path }}"
-    patterns: "^.*?\\.rpm$"
-    use_regex: true
-  when: rpms_path is defined
-  register: context_rpms
-
-- name: Set rpms_list
-  set_fact:
-    rpms_list: "{{  context_rpms.files|json_query('[*].path') }}"
-
-- name: Copy RPMs to context dir
-  copy:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "{{ modify_dir_path }}"
-  with_list: "{{ rpms_list }}"
+- import_tasks: copy_rpms.yml
 
 - name: Write Dockerfile to {{ modify_dir_path }}
   template:
diff --git a/tasks/yum_update_buildah.yml b/tasks/yum_update_buildah.yml
index a784876..6aa5759 100644
--- a/tasks/yum_update_buildah.yml
+++ b/tasks/yum_update_buildah.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
   set_fact:
     cache_path: /var/cache/{{ pkg_mgr.split('/')[-1] }}
 
+- import_tasks: copy_rpms.yml
+
 - name: Prepare yum_update.sh script
   template:
     src: yum_update.sh.j2
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@
   args:
     chdir: "{{ yum_repos_dir_path }}"
   register: file_repos
+  when: rpms_path is undefined
 
 - name: Define bind-mount modes for yum cache to be populated or used
   when: yum_cache is defined and yum_cache
diff --git a/tasks/yum_update_docker.yml b/tasks/yum_update_docker.yml
index 514eeba..ea2e3f5 100644
--- a/tasks/yum_update_docker.yml
+++ b/tasks/yum_update_docker.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   set_fact:
     modify_dir_path: "{{ context_dir.path }}"
 
+- import_tasks: copy_rpms.yml
+
 - name: Copy local file repos to context directory
   shell: |
     #!/bin/sh
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@
     done
   args:
     chdir: "{{ modify_dir_path }}"
-  when: yum_repos_dir_path is defined
+  when: yum_repos_dir_path is defined and rpms_path is undefined
 
 - name: Write Dockerfile to {{ modify_dir_path }}
   template:
diff --git a/templates/yum_update.sh.j2 b/templates/yum_update.sh.j2
index 74ea698..f6cd603 100755
--- a/templates/yum_update.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/yum_update.sh.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ set -eou pipefail
 PKG="$(command -v dnf || command -v yum)"
 PKG_MGR="$(echo ${PKG:(-3)})"
 
+{% if rpms_path is defined %}
+$PKG -y localupdate /tmp/*.rpm
+rm -f /tmp/*.rpm
+{% else %}
 if [ $PKG_MGR == "dnf" ]; then
     REPOQUERY_CMD="$PKG repoquery"
 else
@@ -18,7 +22,6 @@ if [ -n "$1" ] && [[ -n $REPOQUERY_CMD ]]; then
     available_versions=$($REPOQUERY_CMD --quiet --provides --disablerepo='*' --enablerepo=$1 -a | sort || true)
     uptodate_versions=$(comm -12 <(printf "%s\n" "$installed_versions") <(printf "%s\n" "$available_versions"))
 
-
     installed=$(printf "%s\n" "$installed_versions" | cut -d= -f1 | sort)
     available=$(printf "%s\n" "$available_versions" | cut -d= -f1 | sort)
     uptodate=$(printf "%s\n" "$uptodate_versions" | cut -d= -f1 | sort)
@@ -32,7 +35,6 @@ if [ -z "$packages_for_update" ]; then
     exit
 fi
 
-
 if [ $PKG_MGR == "dnf" ]; then
     plugin=dnf-plugins-core
 else
@@ -46,8 +48,14 @@ fi
 YUM_OPTS="{% if yum_cache is defined and yum_cache %}--setopt=keepcache=1{% endif %}"
 
 $PKG -y update $YUM_OPTS $packages_for_update
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if yum_cache is defined and yum_cache %}
 sync
 {% else %}
 rm -rf /var/cache/$PKG_MGR
 {% endif %}
+
+{% if container_build_tool is defined and container_build_tool == 'docker' %}
+rm -f /tmp/yum_install.sh
+{% endif %}