diff --git a/tools/jenkins/createBuildOptionsFile.sh b/tools/jenkins/createBuildOptionsFile.sh
index 69fc4b6a46..752d2ec7b0 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/createBuildOptionsFile.sh
+++ b/tools/jenkins/createBuildOptionsFile.sh
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ BUILD_NAME=""
 # Where the final build artifacts (binaries) are stored
 BUILD_ARCHIVE_DIRECTORY=""
 
-# Set to 1 to also build a online installer (only available for Windows and Linux).
+# Set to 1 to also build a online installer for SNAPSHOT and RELEASE builds (only available for Windows and Linux).
 WITH_ONLINE_INSTALLER=""
 
 # The date at which the build started
 CURRENT_DATE=""
 
-# If set to 1, deb and rpm packages will not be built. Otherwise they are only built for a release
+# If set to 1, deb and rpm packages will never be built. Default is to build when NATRON_BUILD_CONFIG=STABLE.
 DISABLE_RPM_DEB_PKGS=""
 
 # If set to 1, a portable archive will not be built
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/launchBuildMain.sh b/tools/jenkins/launchBuildMain.sh
index 55ab6fa1bf..adf4d766cf 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/launchBuildMain.sh
+++ b/tools/jenkins/launchBuildMain.sh
@@ -329,12 +329,13 @@ setBuildOption "GIT_TRIGGER_COMMIT" "$GIT_COMMIT"
 
 
 # Only use online installer for snapshots or releases
-if [ "$TYPE" = "SNAPSHOT" ] || [ "$TYPE" = "RELEASE" ]; then
-    WITH_ONLINE_INSTALLER=1
-else
+if [ "$TYPE" != "SNAPSHOT" ] && [ "$TYPE" != "RELEASE" ]; then
     WITH_ONLINE_INSTALLER=0
+else
+    WITH_ONLINE_INSTALLER="${WITH_ONLINE_INSTALLER:-0}"
 fi
-setBuildOption "WITH_ONLINE_INSTALLER" "$WITH_ONLINE_INSTALLER"
+
+setBuildOption "WITH_ONLINE_INSTALLER" "${WITH_ONLINE_INSTALLER}"
 
 
 # If 1, source files will be compressed and uploaded with the binary