diff --git a/features/check-recipes.feature b/features/check-recipes.feature
index c60616ae..1352e3e5 100644
--- a/features/check-recipes.feature
+++ b/features/check-recipes.feature
@@ -105,4 +105,18 @@ Feature: Check for new recipe versions
     Then execution of the recipe has succeeded
     # Note the lack of explicitly setting the source for the sauce
     And I check new versions for recipe "foo"
-    Then CLI produced an output "new versions found: v0.0.2"
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+    Then CLI produced an output "new versions found: v0.0.2"
+
+  Scenario: Manually override the check from URL for locally executed recipe
+    Given a project directory
+    And a recipes directory
+    And a recipe "foo" that generates file "README.md"
+    And a local OCI registry
+    When I execute recipe "foo"
+    Then execution of the recipe has succeeded
+    When the recipe "foo" is pushed to the local OCI repository "foo:v0.0.1"
+    And I change recipe "foo" to version "v0.0.2"
+    And the recipe "foo" is pushed to the local OCI repository "foo:v0.0.2"
+    And I check new versions for recipe "foo" from the local OCI repository "foo"
+    Then CLI produced an output "new versions found: v0.0.2"
+    And the sauce file contains a sauce in index 0 which should have property "from" with value "^oci://localhost:\d+/foo$"
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diff --git a/features/execute-recipes.feature b/features/execute-recipes.feature
index 011aad70..4aaffaf4 100644
--- a/features/execute-recipes.feature
+++ b/features/execute-recipes.feature
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Feature: Execute recipes
     When I execute recipe "foo"
     Then execution of the recipe has succeeded
     And the project directory should contain file "README.md"
-    And the sauce file contains a sauce in index 0 which should have property "name" with value "foo"
+    And the sauce file contains a sauce in index 0 which should have property "name" with value "^foo$"
     And the sauce file contains a sauce in index 0 which should have property "id" that is a valid UUID
 
   Scenario: Execute single recipe from remote registry
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ Feature: Execute recipes
     And no errors were printed
     And the project directory should contain file "README.md"
     And the project directory should contain file "Taskfile.yml"
-    And the sauce file contains a sauce in index 0 which should have property "name" with value "foo"
-    And the sauce file contains a sauce in index 1 which should have property "name" with value "bar"
+    And the sauce file contains a sauce in index 0 which should have property "name" with value "^foo$"
+    And the sauce file contains a sauce in index 1 which should have property "name" with value "^bar$"
 
   Scenario: New recipe conflicts with the previous recipe
     Given a project directory
diff --git a/internal/cli/check.go b/internal/cli/check.go
index e4652011..feae15de 100644
--- a/internal/cli/check.go
+++ b/internal/cli/check.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 type checkOptions struct {
 	RecipeName          string
+	CheckFrom           string
 	UseDetailedExitCode bool
 	option.Common
 	option.WorkingDirectory
@@ -45,10 +46,14 @@ func NewCheckCmd() *cobra.Command {
 jalapeno check
 
 # Check updates for a single recipe
-jalapeno check --recipe my-recipe`,
+jalapeno check --recipe my-recipe
+
+# Add check URL for recipe which does not have it yet
+jalapeno check --recipe my-recipe --from oci://my-registry.com/my-recipe`,
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.RecipeName, "recipe", "", "Name of the recipe to check for new versions")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.CheckFrom, "from", "", "Add or override the URL used for checking updates for the recipe. Works only with --recipe flag")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.UseDetailedExitCode, "detailed-exitcode", false, fmt.Sprintf("Returns a detailed exit code when the command exits. When provided, this argument changes the exit codes and their meanings to provide more granular information about what the resulting plan contains: 0 = Succeeded with no updates available, 1 = Error, %d = Succeeded with updates available", ExitCodeUpdatesAvailable))
 
 	if err := option.ApplyFlags(&opts, cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
@@ -82,6 +87,16 @@ func runCheck(cmd *cobra.Command, opts checkOptions) error {
 		}
 
 		sauces = filtered
+
+		if opts.CheckFrom != "" {
+			for i := range sauces {
+				// Save new check URL for sauces
+				sauces[i].CheckFrom = opts.CheckFrom
+				sauces[i].Save(opts.Dir)
+			}
+		}
+	} else if opts.CheckFrom != "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can not use --from flag without --recipe flag")
 	}
 
 	cmd.Println("Checking for new versions...")
diff --git a/internal/cli/check_test.go b/internal/cli/check_test.go
index 184e0424..0aa693e7 100644
--- a/internal/cli/check_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/check_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ func iRunCheckForRecipe(ctx context.Context, recipe string) (context.Context, er
 	return iRunCheck(ctx)
 }
 
+func iRunCheckForRecipeFrom(ctx context.Context, recipe, from string) (context.Context, error) {
+	ociRegistry := ctx.Value(ociRegistryCtxKey{}).(OCIRegistry)
+	additionalFlags := ctx.Value(cmdAdditionalFlagsCtxKey{}).(map[string]string)
+
+	additionalFlags["recipe"] = recipe
+	additionalFlags["from"] = fmt.Sprintf("oci://%s/%s", ociRegistry.Resource.GetHostPort("5000/tcp"), from)
+
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, cmdAdditionalFlagsCtxKey{}, additionalFlags)
+	return iRunCheck(ctx)
+}
+
 func sourceOfTheSauceIsTheLocalOCIRegistry(ctx context.Context, recipeName string) (context.Context, error) {
 	projectDir := ctx.Value(projectDirectoryPathCtxKey{}).(string)
 	ociRegistry := ctx.Value(ociRegistryCtxKey{}).(OCIRegistry)
diff --git a/internal/cli/cmds_test.go b/internal/cli/cmds_test.go
index b28fabd2..7db5cfed 100644
--- a/internal/cli/cmds_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/cmds_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func TestFeatures(t *testing.T) {
 			s.Step(`^I change recipe "([^"]*)" to version "([^"]*)"$`, iChangeRecipeToVersion)
 			s.Step(`^I check new versions$`, iRunCheck)
 			s.Step(`^I check new versions for recipe "([^"]*)"$`, iRunCheckForRecipe)
+			s.Step(`^I check new versions for recipe "([^"]*)" from the local OCI repository "([^"]*)"$`, iRunCheckForRecipeFrom)
 			s.Step(`^I upgrade recipe "([^"]*)"$`, iRunUpgrade)
 			s.Step(`^I upgrade recipe from the local OCI repository "([^"]*)"$`, iRunUpgradeFromRemoteRecipe)
 			s.Step(`^I create a recipe with name "([^"]*)"$`, iRunCreate)
@@ -383,8 +384,9 @@ func theSauceFileShouldHavePropertyWithValue(ctx context.Context, index int, pro
 	if !exists {
 		return fmt.Errorf("recipe file does not have property %s", propertyName)
 	}
-	if value != expectedValue {
-		return fmt.Errorf("expected property %s to have value %s, got %s", propertyName, expectedValue, value)
+
+	if !regexp.MustCompile(expectedValue).MatchString(value) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected property %s to match regex '%s', got '%s'", propertyName, expectedValue, value)
 	}
 	return nil
 }