diff --git a/Pilot/pilotCommands.py b/Pilot/pilotCommands.py
index 91617592..63c116d5 100644
--- a/Pilot/pilotCommands.py
+++ b/Pilot/pilotCommands.py
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ def _getBasicsCFG(self):
         if self.pp.userDN:
             self.cfg.append('-o /AgentJobRequirements/OwnerDN="%s"' % self.pp.userDN)
         self.cfg.append("-o /LocalSite/ReleaseVersion=%s" % self.releaseVersion)
+        # add the installation locations
+        self.cfg.append("-o /LocalSite/CVMFS_locations=%s" % ",".join(self.pp.CVMFS_locations))
 
         if self.pp.wnVO:
             self.cfg.append('-o "/Resources/Computing/CEDefaults/VirtualOrganization=%s"' % self.pp.wnVO)
@@ -940,6 +942,10 @@ def execute(self):
         localArchitecture = localArchitecture.strip().split("\n")[-1].strip()
         cfg.append('-S "%s"' % self.pp.setup)
         cfg.append("-o /LocalSite/Architecture=%s" % localArchitecture)
+        
+        # add the local platform as determined by the platform module
+        localPlatform = platform.system() + "-" + platform.machine()
+        cfg.append("-o /LocalSite/Platform=%s" % localPlatform)
 
         configureCmd = "%s %s" % (self.pp.configureScript, " ".join(cfg))
         retCode, _configureOutData = self.executeAndGetOutput(configureCmd, self.pp.installEnv)