diff --git a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-20.04.pkr.hcl b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-20.04.pkr.hcl
index fd3a295b7..101c5a3bf 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-20.04.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-20.04.pkr.hcl
@@ -183,13 +183,18 @@ build {
     inline          = ["mkdir ${var.image_folder}", "chmod 777 ${var.image_folder}"]
   }
 
+  provisioner "file" {
+    destination = "${var.helper_script_folder}"
+    source      = "${path.root}/../scripts/helpers"
+  }
+
   provisioner "shell" {
     execute_command = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
     script          = "${path.root}/../scripts/build/configure-apt-mock.sh"
   }
 
   provisioner "shell" {
-    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    environment_vars = ["HELPER_SCRIPTS=${var.helper_script_folder}","DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
     execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
     scripts          = [
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-ms-repos.sh",
@@ -203,11 +208,6 @@ build {
     script          = "${path.root}/../scripts/build/configure-limits.sh"
   }
 
-  provisioner "file" {
-    destination = "${var.helper_script_folder}"
-    source      = "${path.root}/../scripts/helpers"
-  }
-
   provisioner "file" {
     destination = "${var.installer_script_folder}"
     source      = "${path.root}/../scripts/build"
diff --git a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-22.04.pkr.hcl b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-22.04.pkr.hcl
index 473e597cd..9b881a686 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-22.04.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-22.04.pkr.hcl
@@ -183,13 +183,18 @@ build {
     inline          = ["mkdir ${var.image_folder}", "chmod 777 ${var.image_folder}"]
   }
 
+  provisioner "file" {
+    destination = "${var.helper_script_folder}"
+    source      = "${path.root}/../scripts/helpers"
+  }
+
   provisioner "shell" {
     execute_command = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
     script          = "${path.root}/../scripts/build/configure-apt-mock.sh"
   }
 
   provisioner "shell" {
-    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    environment_vars = ["HELPER_SCRIPTS=${var.helper_script_folder}","DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
     execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
     scripts          = [
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-ms-repos.sh",
@@ -203,11 +208,6 @@ build {
     script          = "${path.root}/../scripts/build/configure-limits.sh"
   }
 
-  provisioner "file" {
-    destination = "${var.helper_script_folder}"
-    source      = "${path.root}/../scripts/helpers"
-  }
-
   provisioner "file" {
     destination = "${var.installer_script_folder}"
     source      = "${path.root}/../scripts/build"
diff --git a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-minimal.pkr.hcl b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-minimal.pkr.hcl
index f2cef0e0d..9a3c34299 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-minimal.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-minimal.pkr.hcl
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ build {
     inline          = ["mkdir ${local.image_folder}", "chmod 777 ${local.image_folder}"]
   }
 
+  provisioner "file" {
+    destination = "${local.helper_script_folder}"
+    source      = "${path.root}/../scripts/helpers"
+  }
+
   // Add apt wrapper to implement retries
   provisioner "shell" {
     execute_command = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ build {
 
   // Install MS package repos, Configure apt
   provisioner "shell" {
-    environment_vars = ["DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
+    environment_vars = ["HELPER_SCRIPTS=${var.helper_script_folder}","DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"]
     execute_command  = "sudo sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
     scripts          = [
       "${path.root}/../scripts/build/install-ms-repos.sh",
@@ -192,11 +197,6 @@ build {
     script          = "${path.root}/../scripts/build/configure-limits.sh"
   }
 
-  provisioner "file" {
-    destination = "${local.helper_script_folder}"
-    source      = "${path.root}/../scripts/helpers"
-  }
-
   provisioner "file" {
     destination = "${local.installer_script_folder}"
     source      = "${path.root}/../scripts/build"