diff --git a/roles/_init/defaults/main.yml b/roles/_init/defaults/main.yml
index 8d4f0a70..24cc103f 100644
--- a/roles/_init/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/_init/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ce_deploy_version: 1.x
 ce_provision_version: 2.x # the version of ce-provision to grab files from when roles are shared
 lock_file: /tmp/ce-deploy-lock
 provision_lock_file: /tmp/ce-provision-lock # must match _init.lock_file in ce-provision
+skip_build_path_check: false # by default we're checking if track number matches
 # Application specific variables.
 drupal:
   drush_verbose_output: false
diff --git a/roles/_init/tasks/main.yml b/roles/_init/tasks/main.yml
index dc38155d..8c8e8c25 100644
--- a/roles/_init/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/_init/tasks/main.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
       when:
         - _current_build_path.stat.islnk
         - _current_build_id | int != previous_build_number | int
+        - not skip_build_path_check
 
 - name: Define opcache cachetool path.
   ansible.builtin.set_fact: