diff --git a/release/create_prebuilt.sh b/release/create_prebuilt.sh
index bae8ae065b..11c43589c3 100755
--- a/release/create_prebuilt.sh
+++ b/release/create_prebuilt.sh
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ cd $BUILD_DIR
 
 # Build
 export PYTHONPATH="$BUILD_DIR"
-scons -j$(nproc)
 
 if [ -n "$RELEASE" ]; then
   rm -f panda/board/obj/panda.bin.signed
   rm -f panda/board/obj/panda_h7.bin.signed
-  CERT=/data/pandaextra/certs/release scons -j$(nproc) panda/
+  export CERT=/data/pandaextra/certs/release
 fi
 
+scons -j$(nproc)
+
 # Cleanup
 find . -name '*.a' -delete
 find . -name '*.o' -delete