diff --git a/src/centpkg/cli.py b/src/centpkg/cli.py
index 061001b..5ef3f19 100755
--- a/src/centpkg/cli.py
+++ b/src/centpkg/cli.py
@@ -164,47 +164,62 @@ class centpkgClient(cliClient):
             # Only run if we have internal configuraions, or scratch
             internal_config_file = "/etc/rpkg/centpkg_internal.conf"
             if os.path.exists(internal_config_file):
-                # Get our internal only variables
-                cfg = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
-                cfg.read(internal_config_file)
-                pp_api_url = config_get_safely(cfg, "centpkg.internal", 'pp_api_url')
-                gitbz_query_url = config_get_safely(cfg, "centpkg.internal", 'gitbz_query_url')
-                rhel_dist_git = config_get_safely(cfg, "centpkg.internal", 'rhel_dist_git')
-
-                # Find out divergent branch and stabalization
-                self.log.info("Checking rhel-target information:")
-                stream_version = self.cmd.target.split('-')[0]
-                rhel_version = centpkg.utils.stream_mapping(stream_version)
-                active_y, in_stabilization = centpkg.utils.determine_active_y_version(rhel_version, pp_api_url)
-                divergent_branch = centpkg.utils.does_divergent_branch_exist(
-                                        self.cmd.repo_name,
-                                        rhel_version,
-                                        rhel_dist_git,
-                                        pp_api_url,
-                                        "rpms")
-
-                # Good to know
-                if divergent_branch :
-                    self.log.info("    a divergent branch was found.")
-                else:
-                    self.log.info("    a divergent branch was not found.")
-                if in_stabilization :
-                    self.log.info("    we are in stabilization mode.")
-                else:
-                    self.log.info("    we are not in stabilization mode.")
-
-                # Update args.custom_user_metadata
-                if hasattr(self.args, 'custom_user_metadata') and self.args.custom_user_metadata:
-                    try:
-                        temp_custom_user_metadata = json.loads(self.args.custom_user_metadata)
-                    # Use ValueError instead of json.JSONDecodeError for Python 2 and 3 compatibility
-                    except ValueError as e:
-                        self.parser.error("--custom-user-metadata is not valid JSON: %s" % e)
-                    if not isinstance(temp_custom_user_metadata, dict):
-                        self.parser.error("--custom-user-metadata must be a JSON object")
-                    if hasattr(self.args, 'rhel_target') and self.args.rhel_target:
+
+                # If rhel-target is set, no need to check, just use it
+                if hasattr(self.args, 'rhel_target') and self.args.rhel_target:
+                    # If custom-user-metadata set, add onto it
+                    if hasattr(self.args, 'custom_user_metadata') and self.args.custom_user_metadata:
+                        try:
+                            temp_custom_user_metadata = json.loads(self.args.custom_user_metadata)
+                        # Use ValueError instead of json.JSONDecodeError for Python 2 and 3 compatibility
+                        except ValueError as e:
+                            self.parser.error("--custom-user-metadata is not valid JSON: %s" % e)
+                        if not isinstance(temp_custom_user_metadata, dict):
+                            self.parser.error("--custom-user-metadata must be a JSON object")
                         temp_custom_user_metadata["rhel-target"] = self.args.rhel_target
                     else:
+                        temp_custom_user_metadata = {"rhel-target": self.args.rhel_target}
+                    self.args.custom_user_metadata = json.dumps(temp_custom_user_metadata)
+
+                else:
+                    # Get our internal only variables
+                    cfg = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
+                    cfg.read(internal_config_file)
+                    pp_api_url = config_get_safely(cfg, "centpkg.internal", 'pp_api_url')
+                    gitbz_query_url = config_get_safely(cfg, "centpkg.internal", 'gitbz_query_url')
+                    rhel_dist_git = config_get_safely(cfg, "centpkg.internal", 'rhel_dist_git')
+
+                    # Find out divergent branch and stabalization
+                    self.log.info("Checking rhel-target information:")
+                    stream_version = self.cmd.target.split('-')[0]
+                    rhel_version = centpkg.utils.stream_mapping(stream_version)
+                    active_y, in_stabilization = centpkg.utils.determine_active_y_version(rhel_version, pp_api_url)
+                    divergent_branch = centpkg.utils.does_divergent_branch_exist(
+                                            self.cmd.repo_name,
+                                            rhel_version,
+                                            rhel_dist_git,
+                                            pp_api_url,
+                                            "rpms")
+
+                    # Good to know
+                    if divergent_branch :
+                        self.log.info("    a divergent branch was found.")
+                    else:
+                        self.log.info("    a divergent branch was not found.")
+                    if in_stabilization :
+                        self.log.info("    we are in stabilization mode.")
+                    else:
+                        self.log.info("    we are not in stabilization mode.")
+
+                    # Update args.custom_user_metadata
+                    if hasattr(self.args, 'custom_user_metadata') and self.args.custom_user_metadata:
+                        try:
+                            temp_custom_user_metadata = json.loads(self.args.custom_user_metadata)
+                        # Use ValueError instead of json.JSONDecodeError for Python 2 and 3 compatibility
+                        except ValueError as e:
+                            self.parser.error("--custom-user-metadata is not valid JSON: %s" % e)
+                        if not isinstance(temp_custom_user_metadata, dict):
+                            self.parser.error("--custom-user-metadata must be a JSON object")
                         if divergent_branch:
                             temp_custom_user_metadata["rhel-target"] = "latest"
                         elif not divergent_branch and not in_stabilization :
@@ -215,10 +230,6 @@ class centpkgClient(cliClient):
                             self.log.info("or branch for the previous version.")
                             self.log.info("Exiting")
                             raise SystemExit
-                    self.args.custom_user_metadata = json.dumps(temp_custom_user_metadata)
-                else:
-                    if hasattr(self.args, 'rhel_target') and self.args.rhel_target:
-                        temp_custom_user_metadata = {"rhel-target": self.args.rhel_target}
                         self.args.custom_user_metadata = json.dumps(temp_custom_user_metadata)
                     else:
                         if divergent_branch:
@@ -232,13 +243,14 @@ class centpkgClient(cliClient):
                             self.log.info("Exiting")
                             raise SystemExit
 
-                # Good to know
-                self.log.info("    rhel-target: " + json.loads(self.args.custom_user_metadata)['rhel-target'])
+                    # Good to know
+                    self.log.info("    rhel-target: " + json.loads(self.args.custom_user_metadata)['rhel-target'])
 
             else:
                 if not self.args.scratch:
-                    self.log.info("NO SCRATCH BUILD")
+                    self.log.info("NO INTERNAL CONFIGURATION")
                     self.log.info("Only scratch builds are allowed without internal configurations")
+                    self.log.info("Hint: Install the rhel-packager package from https://download.devel.redhat.com/rel-eng/RCMTOOLS/latest-RCMTOOLS-2-RHEL-9/compose/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/ if you want to build the package via internal (Red Hat) configuration.")
                     self.log.info("Exiting")
                     raise SystemExit