diff --git a/Dockerfile.dapper b/Dockerfile.dapper
index 88ef8adc..416d7a0d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dapper
+++ b/Dockerfile.dapper
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ RUN echo "Acquire::http { Proxy \"$APTPROXY\"; };" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01prox
 
 ########## Dapper Configuration #####################
 
-ENV DAPPER_ENV VERSION DEV_BUILD RUNTEST DEBUG APTPROXY ENGINE_REGISTRY_MIRROR
+ENV DAPPER_ENV VERSION DEV_BUILD RUNTEST DEBUG APTPROXY ENGINE_REGISTRY_MIRROR INTEGRATION_TESTS
 ENV DAPPER_DOCKER_SOCKET true
 ENV DAPPER_SOURCE /go/src/github.com/rancher/os
 ENV DAPPER_OUTPUT ./bin ./dist ./build/initrd ./build/kernel
diff --git a/scripts/release b/scripts/release
index 014eb8d1..d91bf382 100755
--- a/scripts/release
+++ b/scripts/release
@@ -13,12 +13,18 @@ echo PREPARE
 ./scripts/prepare
 echo PACKAGE
 ./scripts/package
-if [[ "$ARCH" == "" || "$ARCH" == "amd64" ]]; then
-	export INTEGRATION_TESTS=1
+
+if [[ "$INTEGRATION_TESTS" != "" ]]; then
+	if [[ "$ARCH" == "" || "$ARCH" == "amd64" ]]; then
+		export INTEGRATION_TESTS=1
+	else
+		export INTEGRATION_TESTS=0
+	fi
+fi
+if [[ "$INTEGRATION_TESTS" != "1" ]]; then
 	echo INTEGRATION-TEST
 	./scripts/integration-test
 else
-	export INTEGRATION_TESTS=0
 	echo "Skipping integration tests"
 fi