diff --git a/src/bin/pkgman/RepositoryBuilder.cpp b/src/bin/pkgman/RepositoryBuilder.cpp
index d056d6e356..251f11bbd3 100644
--- a/src/bin/pkgman/RepositoryBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/pkgman/RepositoryBuilder.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 
 #include <Entry.h>
+#include <package/RepositoryCache.h>
 #include <Path.h>
 
 #include <AutoDeleter.h>
@@ -47,6 +48,20 @@ RepositoryBuilder::RepositoryBuilder(BSolverRepository& repository,
 }
 
 
+RepositoryBuilder::RepositoryBuilder(BSolverRepository& repository,
+	const BRepositoryCache& cache, const BString& errorName)
+	:
+	fRepository(repository),
+	fErrorName(errorName.IsEmpty() ? cache.Info().Name() : errorName),
+	fPackagePaths(NULL)
+{
+	status_t error = fRepository.SetTo(cache);
+	if (error != B_OK)
+		DIE(error, "failed to init %s repository", fErrorName.String());
+	fErrorName = fRepository.Name();
+}
+
+
 RepositoryBuilder&
 RepositoryBuilder::SetPackagePathMap(PackagePathMap* packagePaths)
 {
diff --git a/src/bin/pkgman/RepositoryBuilder.h b/src/bin/pkgman/RepositoryBuilder.h
index d3c72ad9a6..b3d4166c2c 100644
--- a/src/bin/pkgman/RepositoryBuilder.h
+++ b/src/bin/pkgman/RepositoryBuilder.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public:
 									const BString& errorName = BString());
 								RepositoryBuilder(BSolverRepository& repository,
 									const BRepositoryConfig& config);
+								RepositoryBuilder(BSolverRepository& repository,
+									const BRepositoryCache& cache,
+									const BString& errorName = BString());
 
 			RepositoryBuilder&	SetPackagePathMap(PackagePathMap* packagePaths);