diff --git a/R/install-deps.R b/R/install-deps.R
index 7d342bc..442c6e3 100644
--- a/R/install-deps.R
+++ b/R/install-deps.R
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #' @export
 install_package_system_dependencies <- function(package_name,
                                                 tag,
-                                                platform = "redhat-9",
+                                                platform = platform,
                                                 local_clone_dir) {
   cli::cli_alert("{.fun install_package_system_dependencies}: Cloning package {.pkg {package_name[1]}} with tag {.field {tail(tag, 1)}}.")
 
diff --git a/R/metadata-build.R b/R/metadata-build.R
index dde1525..29ce94c 100644
--- a/R/metadata-build.R
+++ b/R/metadata-build.R
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ store_build_metadata <- function(
   # Check if an entry with the same package_name and tag already exists
   existing_entries <- dbGetQuery(con, paste0(
     "SELECT * FROM single_builds WHERE package_name = '",
-    package_name, "' AND tag = '", tag, "'"
+    package_name, "' AND tag = '", tag, "' AND platform = '", platform, "'"
   ))
 
   if (nrow(existing_entries) >= 1 && !force) {
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ store_build_metadata <- function(
   } else if (nrow(existing_entries) >= 1 && force) {
     cli::cli_alert_info("{.fun store_build_metadata}: Force overwriting build metadata for {.pkg {package_name}} {.field {tag}} because {.code force = TRUE} was set.")
 
-    DBI::dbExecute(con, "UPDATE single_builds SET build_timestamp = $1, error_occurred = $2, error = $3 WHERE package_name = $4 and tag = $5",
-      params = list(format(Sys.time(), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), error_occurred, error, package_name, tag)
+    DBI::dbExecute(con, "UPDATE single_builds SET build_timestamp = $1, error_occurred = $2, error = $3, platform = $4 WHERE package_name = $5 and tag = $6",
+      params = list(format(Sys.time(), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), error_occurred, error, platform, package_name, tag)
     )
   } else if (nrow(existing_entries) == 0) {
     cli::cli_alert("{.fun store_build_metadata}: Storing build metadata for {.pkg {package_name}} {.field {tag}}.")
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ build_metadata_summary <- function(package_name, platform) {
 
   # Close the SQLite connection
   dbDisconnect(con)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/man/build_binary_package.Rd b/man/build_binary_package.Rd
index 2b97138..953cd5c 100644
--- a/man/build_binary_package.Rd
+++ b/man/build_binary_package.Rd
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ build_binary_package(
   codename = NULL,
   r_minor_version = NULL,
   build_for_minor = TRUE,
-  local_build_root = "/mnt/cache/binaries/",
+  local_build_root = "/root",
   local_clone_dir = "/tmp",
-  platform = "redhat-9",
+  platform = NULL,
   install_system_dependencies = TRUE,
   debug = FALSE,
   force = FALSE