diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+deploy-docs.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+deploy-docs.yml
index 8e9ee2185d7..6de46594399 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+deploy-docs.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
           export VAULT_TOKEN=$(vault write -field=token auth/approle/login role_id="$VAULT_ROLE_ID" secret_id="$VAULT_SECRET_ID")
           export GCE_ACCOUNT=$(vault read -field=value $VAULT_ACCOUNT)
           export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(vault read -field=github_token secret/kibana-issues/dev/kibanamachine)
+          export JENKINS_CI="true"
           unset VAULT_ROLE_ID VAULT_SECRET_ID VAULT_ADDR VAULT_TOKEN VAULT_ACCOUNT
 
           # Run EUI build/deploy script, set in the template parameter
-          # Expects env: GPROJECT, GCE_ACCOUNT, GIT_BRANCH, GITHUB_TOKEN
+          # Expects env: GPROJECT, GCE_ACCOUNT, GIT_BRANCH, GITHUB_TOKEN, JENKINS_CI
           ./scripts/deploy/deploy_docs
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+pull-request-deploy-docs.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+pull-request-deploy-docs.yml
index 2e1270e9245..8f1e43ad380 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+pull-request-deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+pull-request-deploy-docs.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
           export VAULT_TOKEN=$(vault write -field=token auth/approle/login role_id="$VAULT_ROLE_ID" secret_id="$VAULT_SECRET_ID")
           export GCE_ACCOUNT=$(vault read -field=value $VAULT_ACCOUNT)
           export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(vault read -field=github_token secret/kibana-issues/dev/kibanamachine)
+          export JENKINS_CI="true"
           unset VAULT_ROLE_ID VAULT_SECRET_ID VAULT_ADDR VAULT_TOKEN VAULT_ACCOUNT
 
           # Run EUI build/deploy script, set in the template parameter
-          # Expects env: GPROJECT, GCE_ACCOUNT, GIT_BRANCH, GITHUB_TOKEN
+          # Expects env: GPROJECT, GCE_ACCOUNT, GIT_BRANCH, GITHUB_TOKEN, JENKINS_CI
           ./scripts/deploy/deploy_docs