diff --git a/tools/iso_builder/Makefile b/tools/iso_builder/Makefile
index cd39df55..72e0a847 100644
--- a/tools/iso_builder/Makefile
+++ b/tools/iso_builder/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ ARCH ?= x86_64
 PULL_SECRET_FILE ?= ./pull-secret.json
 RELEASE_IMAGE_URL ?=
 RELEASE_IMAGE_VERSION ?=
+MIRROR_PATH ?=
+REGISTRY_CERT ?=
 
 ifdef RELEASE_IMAGE_VERSION
     RELEASE_FLAG := --ocp-version
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ clean-appliance-temp-dir:
 	hack/cleanup.sh clean-appliance-temp-dir
 	
 build-ove-iso:
-	hack/build-ove-image.sh $(RELEASE_FLAG) $(RELEASE_VALUE) --pull-secret-file $(PULL_SECRET_FILE)
+	hack/build-ove-image.sh $(RELEASE_FLAG) $(RELEASE_VALUE) --pull-secret-file $(PULL_SECRET_FILE) $(if $(MIRROR_PATH),--mirror-path $(MIRROR_PATH)) $(if $(REGISTRY_CERT),--registry-cert $(REGISTRY_CERT))
 
 build-ove-iso-container:
 	# Build the container with specific capabilities to support podman used by openshift-appliance
diff --git a/tools/iso_builder/hack/build-ove-image.sh b/tools/iso_builder/hack/build-ove-image.sh
index 51a38171..4b0cebb8 100755
--- a/tools/iso_builder/hack/build-ove-image.sh
+++ b/tools/iso_builder/hack/build-ove-image.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export RELEASE_IMAGE_VERSION=""
 export RELEASE_IMAGE_URL=""
 export ARCH=""
 export DIR_PATH=""
+export MIRROR_PATH=""
+export REGISTRY_CERT=""
 
 # Check user provided params
 [[ $# -lt 2 ]] && usage
@@ -62,9 +64,34 @@ EOF
 
 function build_live_iso() {
     if [ ! -f "${appliance_work_dir}"/appliance.iso ]; then
-       local appliance_image=registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/${major_minor_version}:agent-preinstall-image-builder
+	#local appliance_image=registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/${major_minor_version}:agent-preinstall-image-builder
+	local appliance_image=quay.io/rwsu1/openshift-appliance:dev-scripts
         echo "Building appliance ISO (image: ${appliance_image})"
-        $SUDO podman run --authfile "${PULL_SECRET_FILE}" --rm -it --privileged --pull always --net=host -v "${appliance_work_dir}"/:/assets:Z  "${appliance_image}" build live-iso --log-level debug
+
+        # Build the podman run command with optional mirror path
+        local podman_cmd="$SUDO podman run --authfile \"${PULL_SECRET_FILE}\" --rm -it --privileged --pull always --net=host -v \"${appliance_work_dir}\"/:/assets:Z"
+        local appliance_cmd="build live-iso --log-level debug"
+
+        # Add mirror path mount and flag if provided
+        if [[ -n "${MIRROR_PATH}" ]]; then
+            echo "Using pre-mirrored images from: ${MIRROR_PATH}"
+            podman_cmd="${podman_cmd} -v \"${MIRROR_PATH}\":/mirror:Z"
+            appliance_cmd="${appliance_cmd} --mirror-path /mirror"
+        fi
+
+        # Add registry certificate mount if provided (for custom registries with self-signed certs)
+        if [[ -n "${REGISTRY_CERT}" ]]; then
+            echo "Mounting registry certificate for TLS verification: ${REGISTRY_CERT}"
+            podman_cmd="${podman_cmd} -v \"${REGISTRY_CERT}\":/etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/registry.crt:Z,ro"
+            # Override entrypoint to run update-ca-trust before openshift-appliance
+            # Must include --dir assets as it's in the original entrypoint
+            podman_cmd="${podman_cmd} --entrypoint sh"
+            appliance_cmd="-c 'update-ca-trust && /openshift-appliance --dir assets ${appliance_cmd}'"
+        fi
+
+        set -x
+        eval "${podman_cmd} \"${appliance_image}\" ${appliance_cmd}"
+        set +x
     else
         echo "Skip building appliance ISO. Reusing ${appliance_work_dir}/appliance.iso."
     fi
diff --git a/tools/iso_builder/hack/helper.sh b/tools/iso_builder/hack/helper.sh
index 9f7fc543..aefb1a42 100644
--- a/tools/iso_builder/hack/helper.sh
+++ b/tools/iso_builder/hack/helper.sh
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ set -euo pipefail
 function parse_inputs() {
     while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
         case $1 in
-            --release-image-url) 
+            --release-image-url)
                 if [[ -n "$RELEASE_IMAGE_VERSION" ]]; then
                     echo "Error: Cannot specify both --release-image-url and --ocp-version." >&2
                     usage
                     exit 1
                 fi
                 RELEASE_IMAGE_URL="$2"; shift ;;
-            --ocp-version) 
+            --ocp-version)
                 if [[ -n "$RELEASE_IMAGE_URL" ]]; then
                     echo "Error: Cannot specify both --release-image-url and --ocp-version." >&2
                     usage
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ function parse_inputs() {
             --arch) ARCH="$2"; shift ;;
             --pull-secret-file) PULL_SECRET_FILE="$2"; shift ;;
             --ssh-key-file) SSH_KEY_FILE="$2"; shift ;;
+            --mirror-path) MIRROR_PATH="$2"; shift ;;
+            --registry-cert) REGISTRY_CERT="$2"; shift ;;
             --dir) DIR_PATH="$2"; shift ;;
             --step) STEP="$2"; shift ;;
-            *) 
+            *)
                 echo "Unknown parameter: $1" >&2
                 usage
                 exit 1 ;;
@@ -70,6 +72,16 @@ function validate_inputs() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
+    if [[ -n "$REGISTRY_CERT" && ! -f "$REGISTRY_CERT" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Registry certificate file $REGISTRY_CERT does not exist." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -n "$MIRROR_PATH" && ! -d "$MIRROR_PATH" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Mirror path $MIRROR_PATH does not exist or is not a directory." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
     if [[ -z "${DIR_PATH:-}" ]]; then
         DIR_PATH="/tmp/iso_builder"
         echo "Directory path not specified. Using default location: $DIR_PATH."
@@ -155,6 +167,8 @@ function usage() {
     echo "  --arch <architecture>          Target CPU architecture (default: x86_64)"
     echo "  --ssh-key-file <path>          Path to the SSH key file (e.g., ~/.ssh/id_rsa)"
     echo "  --dir <path>                   Path for ISOBuilder assets (default: /tmp/iso_builder)"
+    echo "  --mirror-path <path>           Path to pre-mirrored images (skips oc-mirror if provided)"
+    echo "  --registry-cert <path>         Path to registry certificate for custom registries with self-signed certs"
     echo "  --step <step>                  Control the steps that will be invoked, options are all, configure, and create-iso (default: all)"
     echo ""
     echo "Examples:"