diff --git a/icinga-build-deb-source b/icinga-build-deb-source
index 050a651b0bdff6dd07418cac1001b73ce9ec60b5..481f18d423e50b1e96c1748bfe795bd94a4ac280 100755
--- a/icinga-build-deb-source
+++ b/icinga-build-deb-source
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ if [ "${ICINGA_BUILD_TYPE}" == "release" ] ; then
   echo "[ Downloading current tarball with uscan ]"
   (
     set -ex
+
+    if [ "${USCAN_DOWNLOAD}" == "no" ]; then
+      cp ./*.tar* "${BUILDDIR}/"
+    fi
+
     cd "${BUILDDIR}/${ICINGA_BUILD_PROJECT}"
     run-retry-timeout uscan --download-current-version --verbose
   )
diff --git a/icinga-build-docker b/icinga-build-docker
index 883297465491ff9f9dc5f31160a35afbe184141e..338482d78f0964d2109e7aba1ac80ad339cef8b0 100755
--- a/icinga-build-docker
+++ b/icinga-build-docker
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ trap 'rm -f ${env_file}' EXIT INT
 env | grep -e ^ICINGA > "${env_file}" || true
 env | grep -e ^APTLY >> "${env_file}" || true
 env | grep -e ^CI_ >> "${env_file}" || true
+env | grep -e ^USCAN_ >> "${env_file}" || true
 
 echo "[ Running build in Docker ]"
 set -ex