diff --git a/example/qlt.conf.json b/example/qlt.conf.json
index 26be63f..0071334 100644
--- a/example/qlt.conf.json
+++ b/example/qlt.conf.json
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
   "CodeQLCLIBundle": "codeql-bundle-v2.15.5",
   "EnableCustomCodeQLBundles": true,
   "CodeQLStandardLibraryIdent": "codeql-cli_v2.15.5",
-  "ExportedCustomizationPacks" : [
-    "qlt/cpp-customizations"
+  "CustomizationPacks" : [
+    {
+      "Name": "qlt/cpp-customizations",
+      "Export" : true
+    },
+    {
+      "Name": "qlt2/stuff2-tests",
+      "Export" : false
+    }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CodeQLToolkit.Features/CodeQL/Commands/Targets/InstallCommand.cs b/src/CodeQLToolkit.Features/CodeQL/Commands/Targets/InstallCommand.cs
index e649b41..8de989a 100644
--- a/src/CodeQLToolkit.Features/CodeQL/Commands/Targets/InstallCommand.cs
+++ b/src/CodeQLToolkit.Features/CodeQL/Commands/Targets/InstallCommand.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using CodeQLToolkit.Shared.CodeQL;
 using CodeQLToolkit.Shared.Types;
+using CodeQLToolkit.Shared.Utils;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -26,7 +27,10 @@ public override void Run()
                 if (Packs!=null && Packs.Length > 0)
                 {
                     Log<InstallCommand>.G().LogInformation($"Overriding Packs on the command line. The following Packs will be packaged:");
-                    installation.ExportedCustomizationPacks = Packs;
+                    installation.CustomizationPacks = Packs.Select(p => new QLTCustomizationPack()
+                    {
+                        Name = p
+                    }).ToArray();
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/src/CodeQLToolkit.Features/Query/Commands/Targets/InstallQueryPacksCommandTarget.cs b/src/CodeQLToolkit.Features/Query/Commands/Targets/InstallQueryPacksCommandTarget.cs
index 2f2e7df..f9aa111 100644
--- a/src/CodeQLToolkit.Features/Query/Commands/Targets/InstallQueryPacksCommandTarget.cs
+++ b/src/CodeQLToolkit.Features/Query/Commands/Targets/InstallQueryPacksCommandTarget.cs
@@ -41,12 +41,16 @@ public override void Run()
                 Log<InstallQueryPacksCommandTarget>.G().LogInformation("In bundle mode so filtering bundled packs...");
 
                 
-                foreach (var pack in config.ExportedCustomizationPacks)
+                foreach (var pack in config.CustomizationPacks)
                 {
-                    Log<InstallQueryPacksCommandTarget>.G().LogInformation($"Pack {pack} will NOT installed because it is part of the bundle...");
+                    Log<InstallQueryPacksCommandTarget>.G().LogInformation($"Pack {pack.Name} will NOT installed because it is part of the bundle...");
                 }
 
-                files = files.Where(f => !config.ExportedCustomizationPacks.Any(p => CodeQLPackReader.read(f).Name == p)).ToArray();
+                files = files.Where(f => 
+                    // all things that are part of the customization pack must be excluded. 
+                    // if it is exported is not relevant here.
+                    !config.CustomizationPacks.Any(p => CodeQLPackReader.read(f).Name == p.Name)
+                ).ToArray();
 
                 Log<InstallQueryPacksCommandTarget>.G().LogInformation($"Got {files.Length} packs after filtering...");
 
diff --git a/src/CodeQLToolkit.Shared/CodeQL/CodeQLInstallation.cs b/src/CodeQLToolkit.Shared/CodeQL/CodeQLInstallation.cs
index efaa90e..92cae6f 100644
--- a/src/CodeQLToolkit.Shared/CodeQL/CodeQLInstallation.cs
+++ b/src/CodeQLToolkit.Shared/CodeQL/CodeQLInstallation.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class CodeQLInstallation
         public string CLIBundle { get; set; }
         public string StandardLibraryIdent { get; set; }
         public bool EnableCustomCodeQLBundles { get; set; }
-        public string[] ExportedCustomizationPacks { get; set; }
+        public QLTCustomizationPack[] CustomizationPacks { get; set; }
         public bool QuickBundle {  get; set; }
         public string Base { get; set; }
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public static CodeQLInstallation LoadFromConfig(QLTConfig c)
                 CLIBundle = config.CodeQLCLIBundle,
                 StandardLibraryIdent = config.CodeQLStandardLibraryIdent,
                 StandardLibraryVersion = config.CodeQLStandardLibrary,
-                ExportedCustomizationPacks = config.ExportedCustomizationPacks,
+                CustomizationPacks = config.CustomizationPacks,
                 Base = config.Base                
             };
 
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ public static CodeQLInstallation LoadFromConfig(QLTConfig c)
 
         public void LogPacksToBeBuilt()
         {
-            if(ExportedCustomizationPacks != null)
+            if(CustomizationPacks != null)
             {
-                foreach(var p in ExportedCustomizationPacks)
+                foreach(var p in CustomizationPacks)
                 {
                     Log<CodeQLInstallation>.G().LogInformation($"Pack: {p}");
                 }
@@ -274,14 +274,16 @@ private void CustomBundleInstall()
 
             var workingDirectory = Path.GetFullPath(Base);
 
-            if(ExportedCustomizationPacks == null || ExportedCustomizationPacks.Length == 0)
+            if(CustomizationPacks == null || CustomizationPacks.Length == 0)
             {
                 throw new Exception("No packs are set to be exported. Please add at least one pack to export in your `qlt.conf.json` file under the property `ExportedCustomizationPacks`.");
             }
 
             Log<CodeQLInstallation>.G().LogInformation($"Building custom bundle. This may take a while...");
 
-            var packs = string.Join(" ", ExportedCustomizationPacks);
+            var packsToExport = CustomizationPacks.Where(p => p.Export == true).Select(p => p.Name).ToArray();  
+
+            var packs = string.Join(" ", packsToExport);
             // next, we run the bundling tool. 
             // typical command line:
             // codeql_bundle -b .\scratch\codeql-bundle-win64.tar.gz -o scratch\out -w .\tests\workspace\ --help
diff --git a/src/CodeQLToolkit.Shared/Utils/QLTConfig.cs b/src/CodeQLToolkit.Shared/Utils/QLTConfig.cs
index 2c0bba0..cb0b5dd 100644
--- a/src/CodeQLToolkit.Shared/Utils/QLTConfig.cs
+++ b/src/CodeQLToolkit.Shared/Utils/QLTConfig.cs
@@ -7,13 +7,19 @@
 
 namespace CodeQLToolkit.Shared.Utils
 {
+    public class QLTCustomizationPack
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public bool Export { get; set; }
+    }   
+
     public class QLTConfig
     {
         public string CodeQLCLI { get; set; }
         public string CodeQLStandardLibrary { get; set; }
         public string CodeQLCLIBundle { get; set; }
 
-        public string[] ExportedCustomizationPacks { get; set; }
+        public QLTCustomizationPack[] CustomizationPacks { get; set; }
         
         public string CodeQLStandardLibraryIdent { 
             get  {