diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/mac-package-build.yml b/.pipelines/templates/mac-package-build.yml
index 85f45e51a2..4aaed578a5 100644
--- a/.pipelines/templates/mac-package-build.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/templates/mac-package-build.yml
@@ -103,18 +103,33 @@ jobs:
       Restore-PSOptions -PSOptionsPath "$psoptionsPath"
       Get-PSOptions | Write-Verbose -Verbose
 
+      if (-not (Test-Path "$repoRoot/tools/metadata.json")) {
+        throw "metadata.json not found in $repoRoot/tools"
+      }
+
       $metadata = Get-Content "$repoRoot/tools/metadata.json" -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
-      $LTS = $metadata.LTSRelease.Package
+
+      Write-Verbose -Verbose "metadata:"
+      $metadata | Out-String | Write-Verbose -Verbose
+
+      $LTS = $metadata.LTSRelease.Package -eq 'True'
+
+      Write-Verbose -Verbose "LTS: $LTS"
 
       if ($LTS) {
-        Write-Verbose -Message "LTS Release: $LTS"
+        Write-Verbose -Message "LTS Release: $LTS" -Verbose
       }
 
       Start-PSBootstrap -Package
 
       $macosRuntime = "osx-$buildArch"
 
-      Start-PSPackage -Type osxpkg -SkipReleaseChecks -MacOSRuntime $macosRuntime -ReleaseTag $(ReleaseTagVar) -PackageBinPath $signedFilesPath -LTS:$LTS
+      Start-PSPackage -Type osxpkg -SkipReleaseChecks -MacOSRuntime $macosRuntime -ReleaseTag $(ReleaseTagVar) -PackageBinPath $signedFilesPath
+
+      if ($LTS) {
+        Start-PSPackage -Type osxpkg -SkipReleaseChecks -MacOSRuntime $macosRuntime -ReleaseTag $(ReleaseTagVar) -PackageBinPath $signedFilesPath
+      }
+
       $pkgNameFilter = "powershell-*$macosRuntime.pkg"
       $pkgPath = Get-ChildItem -Path $(Pipeline.Workspace) -Filter $pkgNameFilter -Recurse -File | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
       Write-Host "##vso[artifact.upload containerfolder=macos-pkgs;artifactname=macos-pkgs]$pkgPath"