diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index e7dc4f70..b2092bec 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 - Add progress report to `gh [gei|bbs2gh] migrate-repo` command when uploading migration archives to Azure Blob or AWS S3
+- `gh gei migrate-repo` now allows using either `--ghes-api-url` or archive paths (`--git-archive-path` and `--metadata-archive-path`).
diff --git a/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandArgsTests.cs b/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandArgsTests.cs
index c1da1e2f..ae8b994b 100644
--- a/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandArgsTests.cs
+++ b/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandArgsTests.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,77 @@ public void It_Falls_Back_To_Github_Target_Pat_If_Github_Source_Pat_Is_Not_Provi
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void Aws_Bucket_Name_Without_Ghes_Api_Url_Throws()
+        public void AwsBucketName_Validates_With_GhesApiUrl()
+        {
+            var args = new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                AwsBucketName = AWS_BUCKET_NAME,
+                GhesApiUrl = GHES_API_URL
+            };
+
+            args.Validate(_mockOctoLogger.Object);
+
+            args.TargetRepo.Should().Be(SOURCE_REPO);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AwsBucketName_Validates_With_ArchivePaths()
+        {
+            var args = new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                AwsBucketName = AWS_BUCKET_NAME,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_PATH
+            };
+
+            args.Validate(_mockOctoLogger.Object);
+
+            args.TargetRepo.Should().Be(SOURCE_REPO);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void UseGithubStorage_Validates_With_GhesApiUrl()
+        {
+            var args = new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                GhesApiUrl = GHES_API_URL,
+                UseGithubStorage = true
+            };
+
+            args.Validate(_mockOctoLogger.Object);
+
+            args.TargetRepo.Should().Be(SOURCE_REPO);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void UseGithubStorage_Validates_With_ArchivePaths()
+        {
+            var args = new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_PATH,
+                UseGithubStorage = true
+            };
+
+            args.Validate(_mockOctoLogger.Object);
+
+            args.TargetRepo.Should().Be(SOURCE_REPO);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Aws_Bucket_Name_Without_GhesApiUrl_Or_ArchivePaths_Throws()
         {
             var args = new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
             {
@@ -73,7 +143,7 @@ public void Aws_Bucket_Name_Without_Ghes_Api_Url_Throws()
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void UseGithubStorage_Without_Ghes_Api_Url_Throws()
+        public void UseGithubStorage_Without_GhesApiUrl_Or_ArchivePaths_Throws()
         {
             var args = new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
             {
diff --git a/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandlerTests.cs b/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandlerTests.cs
index d9c5c2b9..a8836c91 100644
--- a/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandlerTests.cs
@@ -1510,6 +1510,175 @@ await _handler.Invoking(async x => await x.Handle(new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
                 .WithMessage("*AWS S3*--aws-bucket-name*");
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GitArchivePath_With_Both_Azure_Storage_Connection_String_And_Aws_Bucket_Name_Throws()
+        {
+            _mockGhesVersionChecker.Setup(m => m.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(GHES_API_URL)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+            await _handler.Invoking(async x => await x.Handle(new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                TargetRepo = TARGET_REPO,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                AzureStorageConnectionString = AZURE_CONNECTION_STRING,
+                AwsBucketName = AWS_BUCKET_NAME
+            }))
+                .Should()
+                .ThrowAsync<OctoshiftCliException>();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GitArchivePath_When_Aws_Bucket_Name_Is_Provided_But_No_Aws_Access_Key_Id_Throws()
+        {
+            _mockGhesVersionChecker.Setup(m => m.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(GHES_API_URL)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+            await _handler.Invoking(async x => await x.Handle(new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                TargetRepo = TARGET_REPO,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                AwsBucketName = AWS_BUCKET_NAME,
+                AwsSecretKey = AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+            }))
+                .Should()
+                .ThrowAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
+                .WithMessage("*--aws-access-key*");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GitArchivePath_When_Aws_Bucket_Name_Is_Provided_But_No_Aws_Secret_Key_Throws()
+        {
+            _mockGhesVersionChecker.Setup(m => m.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(GHES_API_URL)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+            await _handler.Invoking(async x => await x.Handle(new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                TargetRepo = TARGET_REPO,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                AwsBucketName = AWS_BUCKET_NAME,
+                AwsAccessKey = AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+            }))
+                .Should()
+                .ThrowAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
+                .WithMessage("*--aws-secret-key*");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GitArchivePath_When_Aws_Bucket_Name_Is_Provided_But_No_Aws_Region_Throws()
+        {
+            _mockGhesVersionChecker.Setup(m => m.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(GHES_API_URL)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+            await _handler.Invoking(async x => await x.Handle(new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                TargetRepo = TARGET_REPO,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                AwsBucketName = AWS_BUCKET_NAME,
+                AwsAccessKey = AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
+                AwsSecretKey = AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
+                AwsSessionToken = AWS_SESSION_TOKEN
+            }))
+                .Should()
+                .ThrowAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
+                .WithMessage("Either --aws-region or AWS_REGION environment variable must be set.");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GitArchivePath_When_Aws_Bucket_Name_Not_Provided_But_Aws_Access_Key_Provided()
+        {
+            _mockGhesVersionChecker.Setup(m => m.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(GHES_API_URL)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+            await _handler.Invoking(async x => await x.Handle(new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                TargetRepo = TARGET_REPO,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                AzureStorageConnectionString = AZURE_CONNECTION_STRING,
+                AwsAccessKey = AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+            }))
+                .Should()
+                .ThrowAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
+                .WithMessage("*AWS S3*--aws-bucket-name*");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GitArchivePath_When_Aws_Bucket_Name_Not_Provided_But_Aws_Secret_Key_Provided()
+        {
+            _mockGhesVersionChecker.Setup(m => m.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(GHES_API_URL)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+            await _handler.Invoking(async x => await x.Handle(new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                TargetRepo = TARGET_REPO,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                AzureStorageConnectionString = AZURE_CONNECTION_STRING,
+                AwsSecretKey = AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+            }))
+                .Should()
+                .ThrowAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
+                .WithMessage("*AWS S3*--aws-bucket-name*");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GitArchivePath_When_Aws_Bucket_Name_Not_Provided_But_Aws_Session_Token_Provided()
+        {
+            _mockGhesVersionChecker.Setup(m => m.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(GHES_API_URL)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+            await _handler.Invoking(async x => await x.Handle(new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                TargetRepo = TARGET_REPO,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                AzureStorageConnectionString = AZURE_CONNECTION_STRING,
+                AwsSessionToken = AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+            }))
+                .Should()
+                .ThrowAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
+                .WithMessage("*AWS S3*--aws-bucket-name*");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GitArchivePath_When_Aws_Bucket_Name_Not_Provided_But_Aws_Region_Provided()
+        {
+            _mockGhesVersionChecker.Setup(m => m.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(GHES_API_URL)).ReturnsAsync(true);
+
+            await _handler.Invoking(async x => await x.Handle(new MigrateRepoCommandArgs
+            {
+                SourceRepo = SOURCE_REPO,
+                GithubSourceOrg = SOURCE_ORG,
+                GithubTargetOrg = TARGET_ORG,
+                TargetRepo = TARGET_REPO,
+                GitArchivePath = GIT_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                MetadataArchivePath = METADATA_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH,
+                AzureStorageConnectionString = AZURE_CONNECTION_STRING,
+                AwsRegion = AWS_REGION
+            }))
+                .Should()
+                .ThrowAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
+                .WithMessage("*AWS S3*--aws-bucket-name*");
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task Keep_Archive_Does_Not_Call_DeleteIfExists()
         {
diff --git a/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandArgs.cs b/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandArgs.cs
index 2287af0f..a8e148af 100644
--- a/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandArgs.cs
+++ b/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandArgs.cs
@@ -65,9 +65,14 @@ public override void Validate(OctoLogger log)
 
             if (GhesApiUrl.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
             {
-                if (AwsBucketName.HasValue())
+                if (AwsBucketName.HasValue() && GitArchivePath.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
                 {
-                    throw new OctoshiftCliException("--ghes-api-url must be specified when --aws-bucket-name is specified.");
+                    throw new OctoshiftCliException("When using --aws-bucket-name, you must provide --ghes-api-url, or --git-archive-path and --metadata-archive-path");
+                }
+
+                if (UseGithubStorage && GitArchivePath.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
+                {
+                    throw new OctoshiftCliException("When using --use-github-storage, you must provide --ghes-api-url, or --git-archive-path and --metadata-archive-path");
                 }
 
                 if (NoSslVerify)
@@ -79,10 +84,6 @@ public override void Validate(OctoLogger log)
                 {
                     throw new OctoshiftCliException("--ghes-api-url must be specified when --keep-archive is specified.");
                 }
-                if (UseGithubStorage)
-                {
-                    throw new OctoshiftCliException("--ghes-api-url must be specified when --use-github-storage is specified.");
-                }
             }
 
             if (AwsBucketName.HasValue() && UseGithubStorage)
diff --git a/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandler.cs b/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandler.cs
index 23c70efb..10192d3a 100644
--- a/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandler.cs
+++ b/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandler.cs
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ public async Task Handle(MigrateRepoCommandArgs args)
 
         _log.LogInformation("Migrating Repo...");
 
-        var blobCredentialsRequired = await _ghesVersionChecker.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(args.GhesApiUrl);
+        var blobCredentialsRequired = args.GitArchivePath.HasValue() || await _ghesVersionChecker.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(args.GhesApiUrl);
 
-        if (args.GhesApiUrl.HasValue())
+        if (args.GhesApiUrl.HasValue() || args.GitArchivePath.HasValue())
         {
-            ValidateGHESOptions(args, blobCredentialsRequired);
+            ValidateUploadOptions(args, blobCredentialsRequired);
         }
 
         if (args.GhesApiUrl.HasValue())
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ private async Task<string> WaitForArchiveGeneration(GithubApi githubApi, string
 
     private string GetGithubRepoUrl(string org, string repo, string baseUrl) => $"{baseUrl ?? DEFAULT_GITHUB_BASE_URL}/{org.EscapeDataString()}/{repo.EscapeDataString()}";
 
-    private void ValidateGHESOptions(MigrateRepoCommandArgs args, bool cloudCredentialsRequired)
+    private void ValidateUploadOptions(MigrateRepoCommandArgs args, bool cloudCredentialsRequired)
     {
         var shouldUseAzureStorage = GetAzureStorageConnectionString(args).HasValue();
         var shouldUseAwsS3 = args.AwsBucketName.HasValue();