diff --git a/core/src/epicli/cli/engine/ansible/AnsibleVarsGenerator.py b/core/src/epicli/cli/engine/ansible/AnsibleVarsGenerator.py
index b4447d7b70..b9539fc769 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/cli/engine/ansible/AnsibleVarsGenerator.py
+++ b/core/src/epicli/cli/engine/ansible/AnsibleVarsGenerator.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def populate_group_vars(self, ansible_dir):
         main_vars = self.add_validate_certs(main_vars)
         main_vars = self.add_dependencies_info(main_vars)
         main_vars = self.add_shared_config(main_vars)
+        main_vars = self.add_offline_mode(main_vars)
 
         vars_dir = os.path.join(ansible_dir, 'group_vars')
         if not os.path.exists(vars_dir):
@@ -79,6 +80,14 @@ def add_validate_certs(self, document):
 
         return document
 
+    def add_offline_mode(self, document):
+        if document is None:
+            raise Exception('Config is empty for: ' + 'group_vars/all.yml')
+
+        document['offline_mode'] = Config().offline_mode
+
+        return document
+
     def add_dependencies_info(self, document):
         if document is None:
             raise Exception('Config is empty for: ' + 'group_vars/all.yml')
diff --git a/core/src/epicli/cli/epicli.py b/core/src/epicli/cli/epicli.py
index 2b6158c457..2ee34afd73 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/cli/epicli.py
+++ b/core/src/epicli/cli/epicli.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def main():
     config.log_type = args.log_type
     config.log_count = args.log_count
     config.validate_certs = True if args.validate_certs == 'true' else False
+    config.offline_mode = args.offline_mode
     config.debug = args.debug
     config.auto_approve = args.auto_approve
 
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ def apply_parser(subparsers):
                             help='File with infrastructure/configuration definitions to use.')
     sub_parser.add_argument('--no-infra', dest='no_infra', action="store_true",
                             help='Skip infrastructure provisioning.')
+    sub_parser.add_argument('--offline-mode', dest='offline_mode', action="store_true",
+                            help='Should Epiphany run with offline packages.')
 
     def run_apply(args):
         adjust_paths_from_file(args)
diff --git a/core/src/epicli/cli/helpers/Config.py b/core/src/epicli/cli/helpers/Config.py
index 5bd6583e35..ae305e97f4 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/cli/helpers/Config.py
+++ b/core/src/epicli/cli/helpers/Config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
+
 class Config:
     class __ConfigBase:
         def __init__(self):
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             self._validate_certs = True
             self._debug = False
             self._auto_approve = False
+            self._offline_mode = False
 
         @property
         def docker_cli(self):
@@ -93,8 +95,8 @@ def debug(self):
         @debug.setter
         def debug(self, debug):
             if not debug is None:
-                self._debug = debug      
-                
+                self._debug = debug
+
         @property
         def auto_approve(self):
             return self._auto_approve
@@ -102,8 +104,17 @@ def auto_approve(self):
         @auto_approve.setter
         def auto_approve(self, auto_approve):
             if not auto_approve is None:
-                self._auto_approve = auto_approve   
-                
+                self._auto_approve = auto_approve
+
+        @property
+        def offline_mode(self):
+            return self._offline_mode
+
+        @offline_mode.setter
+        def offline_mode(self, offline_mode):
+            if not offline_mode is None:
+                self._offline_mode = offline_mode
+
     instance = None
 
     def __new__(cls):