diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/setReleaseTag.ps1 b/tools/releaseBuild/setReleaseTag.ps1
index 60af8c4d74..3f501051c1 100644
--- a/tools/releaseBuild/setReleaseTag.ps1
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/setReleaseTag.ps1
@@ -48,13 +48,20 @@ function New-BuildInfoJson {
     Write-Verbose -Message "$vstsCommandString" -Verbose
     Write-Host -Object "##$vstsCommandString"
 
+    # Upload for ADO pipelines
+    Write-Host "##vso[artifact.upload containerfolder=BuildInfoJson;artifactname=BuildInfoJson]$resolvedPath"
+
+    # Copy to location where OneBranch Pipelines uploads from
+
+    # if the environment variable does not exist, we are not in OneBranch. So just return.
+    if (-not $env:ob_outputDirectory) {
+        return
+    }
+
     if (-not (Test-Path $env:ob_outputDirectory)) {
         $null = New-Item -Path $env:ob_outputDirectory -ItemType Directory -Force -Verbose
     }
 
-    # Upload for ADO pipelines
-    Write-Host "##vso[artifact.upload containerfolder=BuildInfoJson;artifactname=BuildInfoJson]$resolvedPath"
-    # Copy to location where OneBranch Pipelines uploads from
     Copy-Item $resolvedPath -Destination $env:ob_outputDirectory -Force -Verbose
 }