diff --git a/packaging/rpm/tmt.spec b/packaging/rpm/tmt.spec
index 929fc88a82..c9a0acfe54 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/tmt.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/tmt.spec
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ metadata specification (L1 and L2) and allows easy test execution.
 %pyproject_extras_subpkg -n tmt report-junit
 %pyproject_extras_subpkg -n tmt report-polarion
 %pyproject_extras_subpkg -n tmt link-jira
-%pyproject_extras_subpkg -n tmt prepare-artifact
 
 %package -n     tmt+test-convert
 Summary:        Dependencies required for tmt test import and export
@@ -135,6 +134,14 @@ Requires:       mock
 
 %description -n tmt+provision-mock %_metapackage_description
 
+%package -n     tmt+prepare-artifact
+Summary:        Dependencies required for tmt prepare artifact
+Requires:       tmt == %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       koji
+Requires:       python3-copr
+
+%description -n tmt+prepare-artifact %_metapackage_description
+
 # Replace with pyproject_extras_subpkg at some point
 %package -n     tmt+all
 Summary:        Extra dependencies for the Test Management Tool
diff --git a/tmt/steps/prepare/artifact/providers/koji.py b/tmt/steps/prepare/artifact/providers/koji.py
index db2cf8b345..f51cdf972d 100644
--- a/tmt/steps/prepare/artifact/providers/koji.py
+++ b/tmt/steps/prepare/artifact/providers/koji.py
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ def _initialize_session(
         Also :py:attr:`_top_url` and :py:attr:`_api_url` being the base URL for the Koji instance.
         """
         import_koji(self.logger)
+        config = koji.read_config("koji")  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+        self._api_url = api_url or config.get("server")
+        self._top_url = top_url or config.get("topurl")
 
         try:
-            config = koji.read_config("koji")  # type: ignore[union-attr]
-            self._api_url = api_url or config.get("server")
-            self._top_url = top_url or config.get("topurl")
             return ClientSession(self._api_url)
         except Exception as error:
             raise tmt.utils.GeneralError(