diff --git a/build/build.ps1 b/build/build.ps1
index 5f85284431..964c29fb63 100644
--- a/build/build.ps1
+++ b/build/build.ps1
@@ -298,7 +298,11 @@
 
     # copy libs
     Write-Host "Copy SqlCE libraries"
-    $nugetPackages = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%userprofile%\.nuget\packages")
+    $nugetPackages = $env:NUGET_PACKAGES
+    if (-not $nugetPackages)
+    {
+      $nugetPackages = [System.Environment]::ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%userprofile%\.nuget\packages")
+    }
     $this.CopyFiles("$nugetPackages\umbraco.sqlserverce\4.0.0.1\runtimes\win-x86\native", "*.*", "$tmp\bin\x86")
     $this.CopyFiles("$nugetPackages\umbraco.sqlserverce\4.0.0.1\runtimes\win-x64\native", "*.*", "$tmp\bin\amd64")
     $this.CopyFiles("$nugetPackages\umbraco.sqlserverce\4.0.0.1\runtimes\win-x86\native", "*.*", "$tmp\WebApp\bin\x86")