diff --git a/setup.env b/setup.env
index 7e6f7f33..667ba08f 100755
--- a/setup.env
+++ b/setup.env
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ export BUILDROOTMIRROR=${BUILDROOTMIRROR:-"http://buildroot.opennetlinux.org/dl"
 # These submodules are required for almost everything.
 $ONL/tools/submodules.py $ONL sm/infra
 $ONL/tools/submodules.py $ONL sm/bigcode
+$ONL/tools/submodules.py $ONL sm/build-artifacts
+
+# Prepopulate local REPO with build-artifacts.
+cp -R $ONL/sm/build-artifacts/REPO/* $ONL/REPO
 
 # Export the current debian suite
 export ONL_DEBIAN_SUITE=$(lsb_release -c -s)
@@ -46,4 +50,4 @@ if [ ! -f $ONL/.git/hooks/post-merge ] && [ -d $ONL/.git ]; then
 fi
 
 # submodule post update scripts.
-export ONL_SUBMODULE_UPDATED_SCRIPTS="$ONL/tools/scripts/submodule-updated.sh"
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+export ONL_SUBMODULE_UPDATED_SCRIPTS="$ONL/tools/scripts/submodule-updated.sh"