diff --git a/build_scripts/build_package.sh b/build_scripts/build_package.sh
index 4cbe30b1a..eebae5d89 100755
--- a/build_scripts/build_package.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/build_package.sh
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ branch="develop"
 monkey_repo="$DEFAULT_REPO_MONKEY_HOME"
 monkey_version="dev"
 package=""
-deployment_type="develop"
+deployment_type=""
 
 while (( "$#" )); do
   case "$1" in
diff --git a/build_scripts/common.sh b/build_scripts/common.sh
index 5e029433e..a8e7c190a 100644
--- a/build_scripts/common.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/common.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ copy_monkey_island_to_build_dir() {
 }
 
 modify_deployment() {
-  local deployment_file_path="$2/monkey_island/cc/deployment.json"
-  echo -e "{\n    \"deployment\": \"$1\"\n}" > $deployment_file_path
+  if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+    local deployment_file_path="$2/monkey_island/cc/deployment.json"
+    echo -e "{\n    \"deployment\": \"$1\"\n}" > $deployment_file_path
+  fi
 }
 
 add_agent_binaries_to_build_dir() {