diff --git a/pkg/clusterctl/client/client.go b/pkg/clusterctl/client/client.go
index 4ea7929bb..ec10ff46d 100644
--- a/pkg/clusterctl/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/clusterctl/client/client.go
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
 )
 
-const (
-	// path to file on in memory file system
-	dummyComponentPath = "/dummy/path/v0.3.2/components.yaml"
-)
-
 var _ Interface = &Client{}
 
 // Interface is abstraction to Clusterctl
@@ -79,14 +74,14 @@ func (c *Client) Init(kubeconfigPath, kubeconfigContext string) error {
 }
 
 // newConfig returns clusterctl config client
-func newConfig(options *airshipv1.Clusterctl) (clusterctlconfig.Client, error) {
+func newConfig(options *airshipv1.Clusterctl, root string) (clusterctlconfig.Client, error) {
 	for _, provider := range options.Providers {
 		// this is a workaround as cluserctl validates if URL is empty, even though it is not
 		// used anywhere outside repository factory which we override
 		// TODO (kkalynovskyi) we need to create issue for this in clusterctl, and remove URL
 		// validation and move it to be an error during repository interface initialization
 		if !provider.IsClusterctlRepository {
-			provider.URL = dummyComponentPath
+			provider.URL = root
 		}
 	}
 	reader, err := implementations.NewAirshipReader(options)
@@ -97,12 +92,11 @@ func newConfig(options *airshipv1.Clusterctl) (clusterctlconfig.Client, error) {
 }
 
 func newClusterctlClient(root string, options *airshipv1.Clusterctl) (clusterctlclient.Client, error) {
-	cconf, err := newConfig(options)
+	cconf, err := newConfig(options, root)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	rf := RepositoryFactory{
-		root:         root,
 		Options:      options,
 		ConfigClient: cconf,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/clusterctl/client/client_test.go b/pkg/clusterctl/client/client_test.go
index 178e7893f..7f61a88a4 100644
--- a/pkg/clusterctl/client/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/clusterctl/client/client_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			name:            "multiple repos with airship",
 			presentProvider: "airship-repo",
 			presentType:     "InfrastructureProvider",
-			expectedURL:     dummyComponentPath,
+			expectedURL:     testDataDir,
 			conf: &airshipv1.Clusterctl{
 
 				Providers: []*airshipv1.Provider{
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		provName := tt.presentProvider
 		provType := tt.presentType
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := newConfig(conf)
+			got, err := newConfig(conf, testDataDir)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			providerClient := got.Providers()
 			provider, err := providerClient.Get(provName, clusterctlv1.ProviderType(provType))
diff --git a/pkg/clusterctl/client/factory.go b/pkg/clusterctl/client/factory.go
index 093aee54b..63dded2a2 100644
--- a/pkg/clusterctl/client/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/clusterctl/client/factory.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 
 // RepositoryFactory returns an injection factory to work with clusterctl client
 type RepositoryFactory struct {
-	root         string
 	Options      *airshipv1.Clusterctl
 	ConfigClient config.Client
 }
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ func (f RepositoryFactory) repoFactory(provider config.Provider) (repository.Cli
 			return nil, ErrProviderRepoNotFound{ProviderName: name, ProviderType: string(repoType)}
 		}
 		// construct a repository for this provider using root and version map
-		repo, err := implementations.NewRepository(f.root, versions)
+		repo, err := implementations.NewRepository(provider.URL(), versions)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/clusterctl/client/factory_test.go b/pkg/clusterctl/client/factory_test.go
index b4792280b..0f4dfe7b2 100644
--- a/pkg/clusterctl/client/factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/clusterctl/client/factory_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func testOptions(t *testing.T, input string) *airshipv1.Clusterctl {
 
 func testNewConfig(t *testing.T, o *airshipv1.Clusterctl) clusterctlconfig.Client {
 	t.Helper()
-	configClient, err := newConfig(o)
+	configClient, err := newConfig(o, testDataDir)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, configClient)
 	return configClient
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ func TestFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	o := testOptions(t, testConfigFactory)
 	configClient := testNewConfig(t, o)
 	factory := RepositoryFactory{
-		root:         testDataDir,
 		Options:      o,
 		ConfigClient: configClient,
 	}
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ func TestFactory(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			sort.Strings(expectedVersions)
 			sort.Strings(versions)
-			assert.Equal(t, dummyComponentPath, repo.URL())
+			assert.Equal(t, testDataDir, repo.URL())
 			assert.Equal(t, expectedVersions, versions)
 			components := repo.Components()
 			require.NotNil(t, components)
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ func TestClientRepositoryFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	o := testOptions(t, testConfigFactory)
 	configClient := testNewConfig(t, o)
 	factory := RepositoryFactory{
-		root:         testDataDir,
 		Options:      o,
 		ConfigClient: configClient,
 	}
@@ -180,7 +178,6 @@ func TestRepoFactoryFunction(t *testing.T) {
 	configClient := testNewConfig(t, o)
 
 	factory := RepositoryFactory{
-		root:         testDataDir,
 		Options:      o,
 		ConfigClient: configClient,
 	}
@@ -203,7 +200,6 @@ func TestClusterctlRepoFactoryFunction(t *testing.T) {
 	o := testOptions(t, testConfigFactory)
 	configClient := testNewConfig(t, o)
 	factory := RepositoryFactory{
-		root:         testDataDir,
 		Options:      o,
 		ConfigClient: configClient,
 	}
@@ -231,7 +227,6 @@ func TestRepositoryFactoryErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	configClient := testNewConfig(t, o)
 	require.NotNil(t, configClient)
 	factory := RepositoryFactory{
-		root:         testDataDir,
 		Options:      o,
 		ConfigClient: configClient,
 	}