diff --git a/src/CmdOptions.cpp b/src/CmdOptions.cpp
index 5600da4..a92f1ac 100755
--- a/src/CmdOptions.cpp
+++ b/src/CmdOptions.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ CmdOptions::CmdOptions()
     CLI::App * installCommand = m_cliApp.add_subcommand("install", "install dependencies for a package from its packagedependencies file(s)");
     installCommand->add_option("--alternate-remote-type,-l", m_altRepoType, "alternate remote type: " + getOptionString("--alternate-remote-type"));
     installCommand->add_option("--alternate-remote-url,-u", m_altRepoUrl, "alternate remote url to use when the declared remote fails to provide a dependency");
+    installCommand->add_option("--invert-remote-order", m_invertRepositoryOrder, "invert alternate and base remote search order : alternate remote is searched before packagedependencies declared remote", true);
     installCommand->add_option("--apiKey,-k", m_apiKey, "Artifactory api key");
     installCommand->add_option("file", m_dependenciesFile, "Remaken dependencies files", true);
     installCommand->add_option("--conan_profile", m_conanProfile, "force conan profile name to use (overrides detected profile)",true);
diff --git a/src/CmdOptions.h b/src/CmdOptions.h
index 2ec129f..3543786 100755
--- a/src/CmdOptions.h
+++ b/src/CmdOptions.h
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ class CmdOptions
         return m_moduleSubfolderPath;
     }
 
+    bool invertRepositoryOrder () const {
+        return m_invertRepositoryOrder;
+    }
+
     bool useCache() const {
         return !m_ignoreCache;
     }
@@ -252,6 +256,7 @@ class CmdOptions
     std::string m_conanProfile = "default";
     fs::path m_moduleSubfolderPath;
     bool m_ignoreCache;
+    bool m_invertRepositoryOrder = false;
     bool m_verbose;
     bool m_recurse;
     bool m_regex = false;
diff --git a/src/Dependency.cpp b/src/Dependency.cpp
index 93eb350..6ec68b3 100755
--- a/src/Dependency.cpp
+++ b/src/Dependency.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ Dependency::Dependency(const std::string & rawFormat, const std::string & mainMo
             m_bHasOptions = true;
         }
     }
+    m_originalBaseRepository = m_baseRepository;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Dependency.h b/src/Dependency.h
index b8b6687..7bfafd8 100644
--- a/src/Dependency.h
+++ b/src/Dependency.h
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ class Dependency
         m_baseRepository = otherRepo;
     }
 
+    inline void resetBaseRepository() {
+        m_baseRepository = m_originalBaseRepository;
+    }
+
+
     inline const std::string & getMode() const  {
         return m_mode;
     }
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ class Dependency
     std::string m_name;
     std::string m_version;
     std::string m_baseRepository;
+    std::string m_originalBaseRepository;
     std::string m_identifier;
     std::string m_repositoryType;
     std::string m_mode;
diff --git a/src/managers/DependencyManager.cpp b/src/managers/DependencyManager.cpp
index 4a05eb0..843ac6c 100755
--- a/src/managers/DependencyManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/DependencyManager.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ void DependencyManager::retrieveDependency(Dependency &  dependency)
 {
     fs::detail::utf8_codecvt_facet utf8;
     shared_ptr<IFileRetriever> fileRetriever = FileHandlerFactory::instance()->getFileHandler(dependency, m_options);
+    if (m_options.invertRepositoryOrder() && dependency.getType() == Dependency::Type::REMAKEN) {// what about cache management in this case ?
+        fileRetriever = FileHandlerFactory::instance()->getAlternateHandler(dependency.getType(),m_options);
+        if (!fileRetriever) { // no alternate repository found
+            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error)<<"==> No alternate repository defined for '"<<dependency.getPackageName()<<":"<<dependency.getVersion()<<"'";
+            throw std::runtime_error("No alternate repository defined for '" + dependency.getPackageName() +":" +dependency.getVersion() + "'");
+        }
+        dependency.changeBaseRepository(m_options.getAlternateRepoUrl());
+    }
     std::string source = fileRetriever->computeSourcePath(dependency);
     fs::path outputDirectory = fileRetriever->computeLocalDependencyRootDir(dependency);
     fs::path libDirectory = fileRetriever->computeRootLibDir(dependency);
@@ -186,14 +194,20 @@ void DependencyManager::retrieveDependency(Dependency &  dependency)
             try {
                 outputDirectory = fileRetriever->installArtefact(dependency);
             }
-            catch (std::runtime_error & e) { // try alternate repository
+            catch (std::runtime_error & e) { // try alternate/primary repository
                 shared_ptr<IFileRetriever> fileRetriever = FileHandlerFactory::instance()->getAlternateHandler(dependency.getType(),m_options);
+                if (m_options.invertRepositoryOrder() && dependency.getType() == Dependency::Type::REMAKEN) {// what about cache management in this case ?
+                    fileRetriever = FileHandlerFactory::instance()->getFileHandler(dependency, m_options);
+                }
                 if (!fileRetriever) { // no alternate repository found
                     BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error)<<"==> Unable to find '"<<dependency.getPackageName()<<":"<<dependency.getVersion()<<"' on "<<dependency.getRepositoryType()<<"('"<<dependency.getBaseRepository()<<"')";
                     throw std::runtime_error(e.what());
                 }
                 else {
                     dependency.changeBaseRepository(m_options.getAlternateRepoUrl());
+                    if (m_options.invertRepositoryOrder() && dependency.getType() == Dependency::Type::REMAKEN) {
+                        dependency.resetBaseRepository();
+                    }
                     source = fileRetriever->computeSourcePath(dependency);
                     try {
                         std::cout<<"==> Trying to find '"<<dependency.getPackageName()<<":"<<dependency.getVersion()<<"' on alternate repository "<<dependency.getBaseRepository()<<"('"<<source<<"')"<<std::endl;
diff --git a/src/utils/OsUtils.cpp b/src/utils/OsUtils.cpp
index 5b59ee4..b534573 100755
--- a/src/utils/OsUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/OsUtils.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const std::string_view & OsUtils::sharedSuffix(const std::string_view & osStr)
 const std::string_view & OsUtils::sharedLibraryPathEnvName(const std::string_view & osStr)
 {
     if (os2sharedPathEnv.find(osStr) == os2sharedPathEnv.end()) {
-        return os2sharedSuffix.at("unix");
+        return os2sharedPathEnv.at("unix");
     }
     return os2sharedPathEnv.at(osStr);
 }