diff --git a/packages/noodl-editor/scripts/build.ts b/packages/noodl-editor/scripts/build.ts
index 82cfd58..a6f1b14 100644
--- a/packages/noodl-editor/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/packages/noodl-editor/scripts/build.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { BuildTarget, getDistPlatform } from './platform/build-platforms';
 (async function () {
   // Inputs
   const DISABLE_SIGNING = valueToBoolean(process.env.DISABLE_SIGNING);
+  const BUILD_AS_DIR = valueToBoolean(process.env.BUILD_AS_DIR);
   const TARGET_PLATFORM = process.env.TARGET_PLATFORM;
 
   if (!TARGET_PLATFORM) throw new Error('TARGET_PLATFORM is falsy');
@@ -39,10 +40,14 @@ import { BuildTarget, getDistPlatform } from './platform/build-platforms';
   console.log('--- done!');
 
   const platformName = getDistPlatform(target.platform);
-  const args = [`--${platformName}`, `--${target.arch}`].join(' ');
+  let args = [`--${target.arch}`, `--${platformName}`];
+  if (BUILD_AS_DIR === true) {
+      args.push('--dir');
+  }
+  const argsStr = args.join(' ');
 
-  console.log(`--- Run: 'npx electron-builder ${args}' ...`);
-  execSync('npx electron-builder ' + args, {
+  console.log(`--- Run: 'npx electron-builder ${argsStr}' ...`);
+  execSync('npx electron-builder ' + argsStr, {
     stdio: [0, 1, 2],
     env: Object.assign(
       DISABLE_SIGNING