diff --git a/build/tfs/linux/product-build-linux.yml b/build/tfs/linux/product-build-linux.yml
index 2798d04af29..d9e8d9b6c00 100644
--- a/build/tfs/linux/product-build-linux.yml
+++ b/build/tfs/linux/product-build-linux.yml
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ steps:
     elif [ "$IS_FROZEN" = "true" ]; then
       echo "$VSCODE_QUALITY is frozen, skipping repo package publish"
     else
-      if [ "$BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH" = "master" ] || [ "$BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH" = "refs/heads/master" ]; then
+      if [ "$BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH" = "master" ] || [ "$BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH" = "refs/heads/master" ] || [ "$VSCODE_PUBLISH_LINUX" = "true" ]; then
         if [[ $BUILD_QUEUEDBY = *"Project Collection Service Accounts"* || $BUILD_QUEUEDBY = *"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.TFS"* ]]; then
           # Write config files needed by API, use eval to force environment variable expansion
           pushd build/tfs/linux
           # Submit to apt repo
           if [ "$DEB_ARCH" = "amd64" ]; then
-            eval echo '{ \"server\": \"azure-apt-cat.cloudapp.net\", \"protocol\": \"https\", \"port\": \"443\", \"repositoryId\": \"58a4adf642421134a1a48d1a\", \"username\": \"vscode\", \"password\": \"$LINUX_REPO_PASSWORD\" }' > apt-config.json
+            eval echo '{ \"server\": \"azure-apt-cat.cloudapp.net\", \"protocol\": \"https\", \"port\": \"443\", \"repositoryId\": \"58a4adf642421134a1a48d1a\", \"username\": \"vscode\", \"password\": \"$(LINUX_REPO_PASSWORD)\" }' > apt-config.json
 
             AZURE_DOCUMENTDB_MASTERKEY="$(AZURE_DOCUMENTDB_MASTERKEY)" \
             AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_2="$(AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_2)" \
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ steps:
             ./repoapi_client.sh -config apt-config.json -addfile $DEB_PATH
           fi
           # Submit to yum repo (disabled as it's manual until signing is automated)
-          # eval echo '{ \"server\": \"azure-apt-cat.cloudapp.net\", \"protocol\": \"https\", \"port\": \"443\", \"repositoryId\": \"58a4ae3542421134a1a48d1b\", \"username\": \"vscode\", \"password\": \"$LINUX_REPO_PASSWORD\" }' > yum-config.json
+          # eval echo '{ \"server\": \"azure-apt-cat.cloudapp.net\", \"protocol\": \"https\", \"port\": \"443\", \"repositoryId\": \"58a4ae3542421134a1a48d1b\", \"username\": \"vscode\", \"password\": \"$(LINUX_REPO_PASSWORD)\" }' > yum-config.json
 
           # ./repoapi_client.sh -config yum-config.json -addfile $RPM_PATH
           popd