diff --git a/BUILD/mdbci/copy_repos.sh b/BUILD/mdbci/copy_repos.sh
index 26fb51ab6..851050b7e 100755
--- a/BUILD/mdbci/copy_repos.sh
+++ b/BUILD/mdbci/copy_repos.sh
@@ -4,25 +4,38 @@
 
 dir=`pwd`
 if [ "$box_type" == "RPM" ] ; then
-        export arch=`ssh $sshopt "arch"`
-        . ${script_dir}/generate_build_info_path.sh
+        # For RHEL packages are not going to the repo
+	# Build can be executed to check if it is possible to build
+        # and to run install and upgrade tests
+        # with thre real RHEL, but we use CentOS packages for production
+        if [ "$platform" != "rhel" ] ; then
+                export arch=`ssh $sshopt "arch"`
+                . ${script_dir}/generate_build_info_path.sh
 
-        rm -rf $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
-        mkdir -p $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
-        rsync -avz  --progress ${unsorted_repo_dir}/$repo_name/$box/* $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
-	env > $build_info_path
-        find $path_prefix/.. -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
-        find $path_prefix/.. -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
-        cd $path_prefix/$platform
-        ln -s $platform_version "$platform_version"server
-        ln -s $platform_version "$platform_version"Server
+                rm -rf $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
+                mkdir -p $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
+                rsync -avz  --progress ${unsorted_repo_dir}/$repo_name/$box/* $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
+        	env > $build_info_path
+                find $path_prefix/.. -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
+                find $path_prefix/.. -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+                cd $path_prefix/$platform
+                ln -s $platform_version "$platform_version"server
+                ln -s $platform_version "$platform_version"Server
+                if [ "$platform" == "centos" ] ; then
+                        cd ..
+                        ln -s centos rhel
+                fi
 
   eval "cat <<EOF
 $(<${script_dir}/templates/repository-config/rpm.json.template)
 " 2> /dev/null > ${path_prefix}/${platform}_${platform_version}.json
 
 
-        echo "copying done"
+                echo "copying done"
+        else
+		echo "RHEL! Not copying packages to the repo"
+        fi
+
 else
         export arch=`ssh $sshopt "dpkg --print-architecture"`
         . ${script_dir}/generate_build_info_path.sh