diff --git a/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh b/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh
index 032ae7663..5619d2525 100755
--- a/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ setup_build_dir() {
 
   mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR"
 
-  build_commit=$(git -C "$monkey_repo" rev-parse --short HEAD)
-
   copy_monkey_island_to_build_dir "$monkey_repo/monkey" "$BUILD_DIR"
   copy_server_config_to_build_dir
   modify_deployment "$deployment_type" "$BUILD_DIR"
@@ -107,7 +105,8 @@ remove_python_appdir_artifacts() {
 
 build_package() {
   local version=$1
-  local dist_dir=$2
+  local commit_id=$2
+  local dist_dir=$3
 
   log_message "Building AppImage"
   set_version "$version"
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ build_package() {
   if $IS_RELEASE_BUILD; then
     dst_name="InfectionMonkey-v$version.AppImage"
   else
-    dst_name="InfectionMonkey-$build_commit.AppImage"
+    dst_name="InfectionMonkey-$commit_id.AppImage"
   fi
   move_package_to_dist_dir $dist_dir $dst_name
 
diff --git a/build_scripts/build_package.sh b/build_scripts/build_package.sh
index 26ca5588d..e787fdd35 100755
--- a/build_scripts/build_package.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/build_package.sh
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ install_package_specific_build_prereqs "$WORKSPACE"
 
 
 setup_build_dir "$agent_binary_dir" "$monkey_repo" "$deployment_type"
-build_package "$monkey_version" "$DIST_DIR"
+commit_id=$(get_commit_id "$monkey_repo")
+build_package "$monkey_version" "$commit_id" "$DIST_DIR"
 
 log_message "Finished building package: $package"
 exit 0
diff --git a/build_scripts/common.sh b/build_scripts/common.sh
index a8e7c190a..2f244fd51 100644
--- a/build_scripts/common.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/common.sh
@@ -93,3 +93,8 @@ remove_node_modules() {
   rm -rf "$1/node_modules"
   rm -rf "$1/.npm"
 }
+
+get_commit_id() {
+  local monkey_repo=$1
+  echo $(git -C "$monkey_repo" rev-parse --short HEAD)
+}
diff --git a/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh b/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh
index 519cc54d0..42004f8f7 100755
--- a/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ setup_build_dir() {
 
   copy_entrypoint_to_build_dir "$build_dir"
 
-  build_commit=$(git -C "$monkey_repo" rev-parse --short HEAD)
-
   copy_monkey_island_to_build_dir "$monkey_repo/monkey" "$build_dir"
   copy_server_config_to_build_dir "$build_dir"
   modify_deployment "$deployment_type" "$build_dir"
@@ -38,13 +36,14 @@ copy_server_config_to_build_dir() {
 
 build_package() {
   local version=$1
-  local dist_dir=$2
+  local commit_id=$2
+  local dist_dir=$3
   pushd ./docker
 
   if [ -n "$1" ]; then
     version="v$version"
   else
-    version="$build_commit"
+    version="$commit_id"
   fi
 
   docker_image_name="guardicore/monkey-island:$version"