diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e92766308..bdedd765b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ matrix:
       - VSCODE_VERSION="1.37.0" MAJOR_VERSION="2" VERSION="$MAJOR_VERSION.$TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER"
 before_install:
 - if [[ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" == "master" ]]; then export MINIFY="true"; fi
+- if [[ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" == "master" ]]; then export PACKAGE="true"; fi
 script:
 - scripts/ci.bash
 before_deploy:
diff --git a/scripts/ci.bash b/scripts/ci.bash
index b66c188de..885a8b5e1 100755
--- a/scripts/ci.bash
+++ b/scripts/ci.bash
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ function docker-build() {
 
 	docker cp ./. "${containerId}":/src
 	docker-exec build
-	docker-exec binary
-	docker-exec package
-	mkdir -p release
-	docker cp "${containerId}":/src/release/. ./release/
+	if [[ -n "${package}" ]] ; then
+		docker-exec binary
+		docker-exec package
+		mkdir -p release
+		docker cp "${containerId}":/src/release/. ./release/
+	fi
 
 	docker stop "${containerId}"
 }
@@ -49,8 +51,10 @@ function local-build() {
 	}
 
 	local-exec build
-	local-exec binary
-	local-exec package
+	if [[ -n "${package}" ]] ; then
+		local-exec binary
+		local-exec package
+	fi
 }
 
 # Build code-server in the CI.
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ function main() {
 	local codeServerVersion="${VERSION:-}"
 	local vscodeVersion="${VSCODE_VERSION:-}"
 	local ostype="${OSTYPE:-}"
+	local package="${PACKAGE:-}"
 
 	if [[ -z "${codeServerVersion}" ]] ; then
 		>&2 echo "Must set VERSION environment variable"; exit 1