diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b24f3334..52a6e7ad1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and **Merged pull requests**. Critical items to know are:
 The versions coincide with releases on pip. Only major versions will be released as tags on Github.
 
 ## [0.0.x](https://github.com/singularityhub/singularity-hpc/tree/main) (0.0.x)
+ - Fix bug with container add not respecting container_base (0.1.24)
  - Labels with newlines need additional parsing (0.1.23)
  - Do not write directly to output with shpc show (0.1.22)
  - Podman template bug (0.1.21)
diff --git a/shpc/client/__init__.py b/shpc/client/__init__.py
index de803e5ff..d3a95ee3b 100644
--- a/shpc/client/__init__.py
+++ b/shpc/client/__init__.py
@@ -103,14 +103,6 @@ def get_parser():
         help="path to an existing container image for this software",
         nargs="?",
     )
-
-    install.add_argument(
-        "--keep-path",
-        help="if installing a local container, do not copy the container - use the provided path.",
-        default=False,
-        action="store_true",
-    )
-
     install.add_argument(
         "--no-view",
         dest="no_view",
@@ -377,6 +369,14 @@ def get_parser():
         action="store_true",
     )
 
+    for command in install, add:
+        command.add_argument(
+            "--keep-path",
+            help="if using a local container, do not copy the container - use the provided path.",
+            default=False,
+            action="store_true",
+        )
+
     for command in update, sync:
         command.add_argument(
             "--dry-run",
diff --git a/shpc/client/add.py b/shpc/client/add.py
index fdb0ab55a..3d815ac91 100644
--- a/shpc/client/add.py
+++ b/shpc/client/add.py
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ def main(args, parser, extra, subparser):
         cli.reload_registry()
 
     # If we don't have a module name, we derive from container URI
-    cli.add(args.container_uri, args.module_id)
+    cli.add(
+        args.container_uri,
+        args.module_id,
+        keep_path=args.keep_path,
+    )
diff --git a/shpc/main/container/singularity.py b/shpc/main/container/singularity.py
index 46fb60adb..1701497ec 100644
--- a/shpc/main/container/singularity.py
+++ b/shpc/main/container/singularity.py
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ def get(self, module_name, env_file=False):
             logger.exit("Found more than one sif in module folder.")
         return sif[0]
 
-    def add(self, module_name, image, config, container_yaml, **kwargs):
+    def add(
+        self, module_name, image, config, container_yaml, keep_path=False, **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         Manually add a registry container, e.g., generating a container.yaml
         for an existing container file. container_yaml is the destination file.
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ def add(self, module_name, image, config, container_yaml, **kwargs):
             ):
                 return
 
-        # Destination for container in registry
+        # Destination for container in registry for container.yaml
         dest_dir = os.path.dirname(container_yaml)
         utils.mkdir_p(dest_dir)
 
@@ -107,7 +109,13 @@ def add(self, module_name, image, config, container_yaml, **kwargs):
             )
         else:
             config = self._add_local_image(
-                module_name, tag, image, config, container_yaml, **kwargs
+                module_name,
+                tag,
+                image,
+                config,
+                container_yaml,
+                keep_path=keep_path,
+                **kwargs,
             )
 
         # Final save of config, and tell the user we're done!
@@ -118,7 +126,9 @@ def add(self, module_name, image, config, container_yaml, **kwargs):
         print(container_yaml)
         return container_yaml
 
-    def _add_local_image(self, name, tag, image, config, container_yaml, **kwargs):
+    def _add_local_image(
+        self, name, tag, image, config, container_yaml, keep_path=False, **kwargs
+    ):
         """
         A subtype of "add" that adds a local image, e.g.,:
 
@@ -128,14 +138,21 @@ def _add_local_image(self, name, tag, image, config, container_yaml, **kwargs):
             logger.exit(f"{image} does not exist.")
 
         digest = utils.get_file_hash(image)
+        container_digest = "sha256:%s" % digest
 
-        # Destination for container in registry
-        dest_dir = os.path.dirname(container_yaml)
+        if keep_path:
+            dest_container = image
+            container_name = os.path.basename(image)
 
-        # The destination container in the registry folder
-        container_digest = "sha256:%s" % digest
-        container_name = "%s.sif" % container_digest
-        dest_container = os.path.join(dest_dir, container_name)
+        else:
+            # Destination for container in registry
+            container_dir = self.container_dir(name)
+            dest_dir = container_dir or os.path.dirname(container_yaml)
+            utils.mkdir_p(dest_dir)
+
+            # The destination container in the registry folder
+            container_name = "%s.sif" % container_digest
+            dest_container = os.path.join(dest_dir, container_name)
 
         # Update the config path and latest
         config.set("path", container_name)
diff --git a/shpc/main/modules/base.py b/shpc/main/modules/base.py
index 8b0058c0d..4dd13de05 100644
--- a/shpc/main/modules/base.py
+++ b/shpc/main/modules/base.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def remove(self, image=None, force=False):
         print()
         logger.info("Removal complete!")
 
-    def add(self, image, module_name=None, **kwargs):
+    def add(self, image, module_name=None, keep_path=False, **kwargs):
         """
         Add a container to the registry to enable install.
         """
@@ -246,7 +246,12 @@ def add(self, image, module_name=None, **kwargs):
             registry.FilesystemResult(module_name, template), validate=False
         )
         return self.container.add(
-            module_name, image, config, container_yaml=dest, **kwargs
+            module_name,
+            image,
+            config,
+            container_yaml=dest,
+            keep_path=keep_path,
+            **kwargs,
         )
 
     def get(self, module_name, env_file=False):
diff --git a/shpc/main/modules/module.py b/shpc/main/modules/module.py
index d95bf9a17..efb617645 100644
--- a/shpc/main/modules/module.py
+++ b/shpc/main/modules/module.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def container_dir(self):
             self._container_dir = self.container.container_dir(self.module_basepath)
         return self._container_dir
 
-    def add_container(self, container_image=None):
+    def add_container(self, container_image=None, keep_path=False):
         """
         Ensure a container is pulled (or provided)
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def add_container(self, container_image=None):
         # First preference goes to provided image (actual file)
         # This is only allowed for Singularity containers
         if container_image and os.path.exists(container_image):
-            self.add_local_container(container_image)
+            self.add_local_container(container_image, keep_path=keep_path)
 
         # If we have a sif URI provided by path, the container needs to exist
         elif self.config.path:
diff --git a/shpc/version.py b/shpc/version.py
index 311dbd49a..43fac3353 100644
--- a/shpc/version.py
+++ b/shpc/version.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2021-2023, Vanessa Sochat"
 __license__ = "MPL 2.0"
 
-__version__ = "0.1.23"
+__version__ = "0.1.24"
 AUTHOR = "Vanessa Sochat"
 EMAIL = "vsoch@users.noreply.github.com"
 NAME = "singularity-hpc"