diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index dca3331038016ca5334e8d47a761f5c45c76b406..d59745356ecfc9aefa37debf189ba705ef888992 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ if [[ $2 =~ ^[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+((a|b)[0-9]+)?$ && $3 =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
     # Exclude Windows - TODO FIXME (not enough space in BL directories)
     EXPECTED_ASSETS="cesium-desktop-v$2-linux-x64.deb
 cesium-desktop-v$2-linux-x64.tar.gz"
+    export EXPECTED_ASSETS
 
     ./release.sh $2