diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 259ac78ca..72b78df30 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1017,7 +1017,9 @@ c = vinst.add_category("misc-install", "--nographics --noautoconsole")
 c.add_compare("--connect %s --os-variant generic" % (utils.URIs.test_suite), "noargs-fail", use_default_args=False)  # No arguments
 c.add_compare("--connect %s --os-variant fedora26" % (utils.URIs.test_suite), "osvariant-noargs-fail", use_default_args=False)  # No arguments
 c.add_compare("--connect %s --os-variant fedora26 --pxe --print-xml" % (utils.URIs.test_suite), "osvariant-defaults-pxe", use_default_args=False)  # No arguments
+c.add_compare("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --os-variant fedora28 --cloud-init root-password-generate=yes,disable=no --sysinfo system.serial=foobar", "cloud-init-options1", env={"VIRTINST_TEST_SUITE_PRINT_CLOUDINIT": "1"})  # --cloud-init root-password-generate, with --sysinfo override
 c.add_compare("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --os-variant fedora28 --cloud-init", "cloud-init-default", env={"VIRTINST_TEST_SUITE_CLOUDINIT": "1"})  # default --cloud-init behavior is root-password-generate=yes,disable=yes
+c.add_valid("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --os-variant fedora28 --cloud-init", env={"VIRTINST_TEST_SUITE_CLOUDINIT": "1"})  # default --cloud-init, but without implied --print-xml, to hit some specific code paths
 c.add_compare("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --os-variant fedora28 --cloud-init root-password-generate=yes,disable=no --sysinfo system.serial=foobar", "cloud-init-options1", env={"VIRTINST_TEST_SUITE_PRINT_CLOUDINIT": "1"})  # --cloud-init root-password-generate, with --sysinfo override
 c.add_compare("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --os-variant fedora28 --cloud-init root-password-file=%(ADMIN-PASSWORD-FILE)s,root-ssh-key=%(XMLDIR)s/cloudinit/ssh-key.txt,clouduser-ssh-key=%(XMLDIR)s/cloudinit/ssh-key2.txt --boot smbios.mode=none", "cloud-init-options2", env={"VIRTINST_TEST_SUITE_PRINT_CLOUDINIT": "1"})  # --cloud-init root-password-file with smbios.mode override
 c.add_compare("--disk %(EXISTIMG1)s --os-variant fedora28 --cloud-init ssh-key=%(XMLDIR)s/cloudinit/ssh-key.txt", "cloud-init-options3", env={"VIRTINST_TEST_SUITE_PRINT_CLOUDINIT": "1"})  # --cloud-init ssh-key
diff --git a/virtinst/virtinstall.py b/virtinst/virtinstall.py
index 6d7f56b8d..32434119f 100644
--- a/virtinst/virtinstall.py
+++ b/virtinst/virtinstall.py
@@ -429,11 +429,15 @@ def build_installer(options, guest, installdata):
         install_bootdev = "network"
     elif installdata.is_set:
         pass
-    elif (options.import_install or
-          options.xmlonly or
-          options.boot or
-          options.cloud_init or
-          options.unattended):
+    elif options.xmlonly:
+        no_install = True
+    elif options.import_install:
+        no_install = True
+    elif options.boot:
+        no_install = True
+    elif options.cloud_init:
+        no_install = True
+    elif options.unattended:
         no_install = True
 
     installer = virtinst.Installer(guest.conn,