diff --git a/cmd/opm/index/add.go b/cmd/opm/index/add.go
index f6c8caad99..3d0fdcccef 100644
--- a/cmd/opm/index/add.go
+++ b/cmd/opm/index/add.go
@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@ func addIndexAddCmd(parent *cobra.Command) {
 	}
 	indexCmd.Flags().Bool("skip-tls", false, "skip TLS certificate verification for container image registries while pulling bundles")
 	indexCmd.Flags().StringP("binary-image", "i", "", "container image for on-image `opm` command")
-	indexCmd.Flags().StringP("container-tool", "c", "podman", "tool to interact with container images (save, build, etc.). One of: [docker, podman]")
+	indexCmd.Flags().StringP("build-tool", "c", "podman", "tool to build container images (build). One of: [docker, podman]")
+	indexCmd.Flags().StringP("pull-tool", "p", "none", "tool to pull container images (save, pull, etc.). One of: [none, docker, podman]")
 	indexCmd.Flags().StringP("tag", "t", "", "custom tag for container image being built")
 	indexCmd.Flags().Bool("permissive", false, "allow registry load errors")
 	indexCmd.Flags().StringP("mode", "", "replaces", "graph update mode that defines how channel graphs are updated. One of: [replaces, semver, semver-skippatch]")
+	indexCmd.Flags().String("container-tool", "", "container-tool has been deprecated. Please select a build and pull tool separately.")
 
 	if err := indexCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("debug"); err != nil {
 		logrus.Panic(err.Error())
@@ -96,15 +98,29 @@ func runIndexAddCmdFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	containerTool, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("container-tool")
+	buildTool, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("build-tool")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if containerTool == "none" {
+	if buildTool == "none" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("none is not a valid container-tool for index add")
 	}
 
+	pullTool, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("pull-tool")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	containerTool, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("container-tool")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if containerTool != "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("container-tool has been deprecated. Please select a build and push tool separately")
+	}
+
 	tag, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("tag")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -134,7 +150,10 @@ func runIndexAddCmdFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	logger.Info("building the index")
 
-	indexAdder := indexer.NewIndexAdder(containertools.NewContainerTool(containerTool, containertools.PodmanTool), logger)
+	indexAdder := indexer.NewIndexAdder(
+		containertools.NewContainerTool(buildTool, containertools.PodmanTool),
+		containertools.NewContainerTool(pullTool, containertools.NoneTool),
+		logger)
 
 	request := indexer.AddToIndexRequest{
 		Generate:          generate,
diff --git a/pkg/lib/indexer/indexer.go b/pkg/lib/indexer/indexer.go
index 8f4deb80b0..dcfae450e2 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/indexer/indexer.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/indexer/indexer.go
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ type ImageIndexer struct {
 	RegistryAdder       registry.RegistryAdder
 	RegistryDeleter     registry.RegistryDeleter
 	RegistryPruner      registry.RegistryPruner
-	ContainerTool       containertools.ContainerTool
+	BuildTool           containertools.ContainerTool
+	PullTool            containertools.ContainerTool
 	Logger              *logrus.Entry
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func (i ImageIndexer) AddToIndex(request AddToIndexRequest) error {
 		Permissive:    request.Permissive,
 		Mode:          request.Mode,
 		SkipTLS:       request.SkipTLS,
-		ContainerTool: i.ContainerTool,
+		ContainerTool: i.PullTool,
 	}
 
 	// Add the bundles to the registry
@@ -292,13 +293,13 @@ func (i ImageIndexer) getDatabaseFile(workingDir, fromIndex string) (string, err
 
 	var reg image.Registry
 	var rerr error
-	switch i.ContainerTool {
+	switch i.PullTool {
 	case containertools.NoneTool:
 		reg, rerr = containerdregistry.NewRegistry(containerdregistry.WithLog(i.Logger))
 	case containertools.PodmanTool:
 		fallthrough
 	case containertools.DockerTool:
-		reg, rerr = execregistry.NewRegistry(i.ContainerTool, i.Logger)
+		reg, rerr = execregistry.NewRegistry(i.PullTool, i.Logger)
 	}
 	if rerr != nil {
 		return "", rerr
diff --git a/pkg/lib/indexer/interfaces.go b/pkg/lib/indexer/interfaces.go
index 4918eec267..a9017ecc0d 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/indexer/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/indexer/interfaces.go
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ type IndexAdder interface {
 }
 
 // NewIndexAdder is a constructor that returns an IndexAdder
-func NewIndexAdder(containerTool containertools.ContainerTool, logger *logrus.Entry) IndexAdder {
+func NewIndexAdder(buildTool, pullTool containertools.ContainerTool, logger *logrus.Entry) IndexAdder {
 	return ImageIndexer{
 		DockerfileGenerator: containertools.NewDockerfileGenerator(logger),
-		CommandRunner:       containertools.NewCommandRunner(containerTool, logger),
-		LabelReader:         containertools.NewLabelReader(containerTool, logger),
+		CommandRunner:       containertools.NewCommandRunner(buildTool, logger),
+		LabelReader:         containertools.NewLabelReader(pullTool, logger),
 		RegistryAdder:       registry.NewRegistryAdder(logger),
-		ImageReader:         containertools.NewImageReader(containerTool, logger),
-		ContainerTool:       containerTool,
+		ImageReader:         containertools.NewImageReader(pullTool, logger),
+		BuildTool:           buildTool,
+		PullTool:            pullTool,
 		Logger:              logger,
 	}
 }
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ func NewIndexDeleter(containerTool containertools.ContainerTool, logger *logrus.
 		LabelReader:         containertools.NewLabelReader(containerTool, logger),
 		RegistryDeleter:     registry.NewRegistryDeleter(logger),
 		ImageReader:         containertools.NewImageReader(containerTool, logger),
-		ContainerTool:       containerTool,
+		BuildTool:           containerTool,
+		PullTool:            containerTool,
 		Logger:              logger,
 	}
 }
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ func NewIndexExporter(containerTool containertools.ContainerTool, logger *logrus
 		CommandRunner:       containertools.NewCommandRunner(containerTool, logger),
 		LabelReader:         containertools.NewLabelReader(containerTool, logger),
 		ImageReader:         containertools.NewImageReader(containerTool, logger),
-		ContainerTool:       containerTool,
+		BuildTool:           containerTool,
+		PullTool:            containerTool,
 		Logger:              logger,
 	}
 }
@@ -76,7 +79,8 @@ func NewIndexPruner(containerTool containertools.ContainerTool, logger *logrus.E
 		LabelReader:         containertools.NewLabelReader(containerTool, logger),
 		RegistryPruner:      registry.NewRegistryPruner(logger),
 		ImageReader:         containertools.NewImageReader(containerTool, logger),
-		ContainerTool:       containerTool,
+		BuildTool:           containerTool,
+		PullTool:            containerTool,
 		Logger:              logger,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/opm_test.go b/test/e2e/opm_test.go
index 7296609138..453c5dde88 100644
--- a/test/e2e/opm_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/opm_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func buildIndexWith(containerTool string) error {
 		bundleImage + ":" + bundleTag2,
 	}
 	logger := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"bundles": bundles})
-	indexAdder := indexer.NewIndexAdder(containertools.NewContainerTool(containerTool, containertools.NoneTool), logger)
+	indexAdder := indexer.NewIndexAdder(containertools.NewContainerTool(containerTool, containertools.NoneTool), containertools.NewContainerTool(containerTool, containertools.NoneTool), logger)
 
 	request := indexer.AddToIndexRequest{
 		Generate:          false,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func buildFromIndexWith(containerTool string) error {
 		bundleImage + ":" + bundleTag3,
 	}
 	logger := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"bundles": bundles})
-	indexAdder := indexer.NewIndexAdder(containertools.NewContainerTool(containerTool, containertools.NoneTool), logger)
+	indexAdder := indexer.NewIndexAdder(containertools.NewContainerTool(containerTool, containertools.NoneTool), containertools.NewContainerTool(containerTool, containertools.NoneTool), logger)
 
 	request := indexer.AddToIndexRequest{
 		Generate:          false,