diff --git a/src/usr/isteps/expupd/expupd.C b/src/usr/isteps/expupd/expupd.C
index 74231b5a5b9..3f63ac19150 100644
--- a/src/usr/isteps/expupd/expupd.C
+++ b/src/usr/isteps/expupd/expupd.C
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ void updateAll(IStepError& o_stepError)
     TARGETING::TargetHandleList l_ocmbTargetList;
     getAllChips(l_ocmbTargetList, TYPE_OCMB_CHIP);
 
+    Target* l_pTopLevel = nullptr;
+    targetService().getTopLevelTarget( l_pTopLevel );
+    assert(l_pTopLevel, "expupd::updateAll: no TopLevelTarget");
+
     TRACFCOMP(g_trac_expupd, ENTER_MRK
               "updateAll: %d ocmb chips found",
               l_ocmbTargetList.size());
@@ -144,6 +148,18 @@ void updateAll(IStepError& o_stepError)
             break;
         }
 
+        // Check if we have any overrides to force our behavior
+        auto l_forced_behavior =
+            l_pTopLevel->getAttr<TARGETING::ATTR_OCMB_FW_UPDATE_OVERRIDE>();
+
+        // Exit now if told to
+        if( TARGETING::OCMB_FW_UPDATE_BEHAVIOR_PREVENT_UPDATE
+            == l_forced_behavior )
+        {
+            TRACFCOMP(g_trac_expupd, INFO_MRK "Skipping update due to override (PREVENT_UPDATE)");
+            break;
+        }
+
         // Read explorer fw image from pnor
         PNOR::SectionInfo_t l_pnorSectionInfo;
         rawImageInfo_t l_imageInfo;
@@ -269,6 +285,14 @@ void updateAll(IStepError& o_stepError)
                           "updateAll: SHA512 hash for ocmb[0x%08x]"
                           " matches SHA512 hash of PNOR image.",
                           TARGETING::get_huid(l_ocmbTarget));
+
+                // Add every OCMB to the update list if told to
+                if( TARGETING::OCMB_FW_UPDATE_BEHAVIOR_FORCE_UPDATE
+                    == l_forced_behavior )
+                {
+                    TRACFCOMP(g_trac_expupd, INFO_MRK "Forcing update due to override (FORCE_UPDATE)");
+                    l_flashUpdateList.push_back(l_ocmbTarget);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -276,6 +300,14 @@ void updateAll(IStepError& o_stepError)
                   "updateAll: updating flash for %d OCMB chips",
                   l_flashUpdateList.size());
 
+        // Exit now if we were asked to only do the check portion
+        if( TARGETING::OCMB_FW_UPDATE_BEHAVIOR_CHECK_BUT_NO_UPDATE
+            == l_forced_behavior )
+        {
+            TRACFCOMP(g_trac_expupd, INFO_MRK "Skipping update due to override (CHECK_BUT_NO_UPDATE)");
+            break;
+        }
+
         // update each explorer in the list of chips needing updates
         for(const auto & l_ocmb : l_flashUpdateList)
         {
@@ -344,9 +376,6 @@ void updateAll(IStepError& o_stepError)
     {
         TRACFCOMP(g_trac_expupd,
                   "updateAll: OCMB chip(s) was updated.  Requesting reboot...");
-        Target* l_pTopLevel = nullptr;
-        targetService().getTopLevelTarget( l_pTopLevel );
-        assert(l_pTopLevel, "expupd::updateAll: no TopLevelTarget");
         auto l_reconfigAttr =
             l_pTopLevel->getAttr<TARGETING::ATTR_RECONFIGURE_LOOP>();
         l_reconfigAttr |= RECONFIGURE_LOOP_OCMB_FW_UPDATE;
diff --git a/src/usr/targeting/common/xmltohb/attribute_types.xml b/src/usr/targeting/common/xmltohb/attribute_types.xml
index 9b4d6764e82..72842c83d38 100644
--- a/src/usr/targeting/common/xmltohb/attribute_types.xml
+++ b/src/usr/targeting/common/xmltohb/attribute_types.xml
@@ -5446,6 +5446,48 @@
     <no_export/>
   </attribute>
 
+  <enumerationType>
+    <default>DEFAULT_ALL</default>
+    <description>Enumeration for the various OCMB Firmware update behaviors</description>
+    <enumerator>
+      <!-- Compare actual and desired versions, update if they do not match -->
+      <name>CHECK_VERSIONS</name>
+      <value>0</value>
+    </enumerator>
+    <enumerator>
+      <!-- Force an update regardless of the current version in the hardware -->
+      <name>FORCE_UPDATE</name>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </enumerator>
+    <enumerator>
+      <!-- Do not update the firwmare, do not even check the versions -->
+      <name>PREVENT_UPDATE</name>
+      <value>2</value>
+    </enumerator>
+    <enumerator>
+      <!-- Compare actual and desired versions, but do not do any updates -->
+      <name>CHECK_BUT_NO_UPDATE</name>
+      <value>3</value>
+    </enumerator>
+    <id>OCMB_FW_UPDATE_BEHAVIOR</id>
+  </enumerationType>
+
+  <attribute>
+    <description>
+       Force specific behavior for the OCMB Firmware update function.
+    </description>
+    <id>OCMB_FW_UPDATE_OVERRIDE</id>
+    <!-- @fixme-RTC:244420-Should be volatile-zero -->
+    <persistency>volatile</persistency>
+    <readable/>
+    <simpleType>
+      <uint8_t>
+        <!-- Cannot use enumeration directly due to override issue -->
+        <default>2</default>
+      </uint8_t>
+    </simpleType>
+  </attribute>
+
   <attribute>
     <description>
         Physical entity path an OMI's associated OMIC parent target
diff --git a/src/usr/targeting/common/xmltohb/target_types.xml b/src/usr/targeting/common/xmltohb/target_types.xml
index bc0858b5d15..737929ab933 100644
--- a/src/usr/targeting/common/xmltohb/target_types.xml
+++ b/src/usr/targeting/common/xmltohb/target_types.xml
@@ -2124,6 +2124,9 @@
     <attribute>
       <id>NVDIMM_ENCRYPTION_KEYS_FW</id>
     </attribute>
+    <attribute>
+      <id>OCMB_FW_UPDATE_OVERRIDE</id>
+    </attribute>
     <attribute>
       <id>O_EREPAIR_THRESHOLD_FIELD</id>
     </attribute>