diff --git a/monitoring/atproxy/run_locally.sh b/monitoring/atproxy/run_locally.sh
index 09f3afa422..eb8262fe34 100755
--- a/monitoring/atproxy/run_locally.sh
+++ b/monitoring/atproxy/run_locally.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ else
 fi
 cd "${BASEDIR}/../.." || exit 1
 
-monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
+  monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
+fi
 
 CLIENT_BASIC_AUTH="local_client:local_client"
 PUBLIC_KEY="/var/test-certs/auth2.pem"
diff --git a/monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_msgsigning.sh b/monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_msgsigning.sh
index 6554424b62..742fef289d 100755
--- a/monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_msgsigning.sh
+++ b/monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_msgsigning.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
   "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../build.sh" || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
 fi
 
 AUTH="DummyOAuth(http://host.docker.internal:8085/token,uss1)"
diff --git a/monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_test_geoawareness.sh b/monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_test_geoawareness.sh
index 7f0637881e..d2c6f98168 100755
--- a/monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_test_geoawareness.sh
+++ b/monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_test_geoawareness.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
   "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../build.sh" || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
 fi
 
 PUBLIC_KEY="/var/test-certs/auth2.pem"
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/bin/generate_rid_test_definition.sh b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/bin/generate_rid_test_definition.sh
index 7a6af8f629..33e00a296c 100755
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/bin/generate_rid_test_definition.sh
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/bin/generate_rid_test_definition.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ else
 fi
 cd "${BASEDIR}/../../.." || exit 1
 
-monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
+  monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
+fi
 
 CONFIG_LOCATION="monitoring/uss_qualifier/config_run_locally.json"
 CONFIG='--config config_run_locally.json'
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/bin/run.sh b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/bin/run.sh
index 07c51eba82..92872cf1d9 100755
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/bin/run.sh
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/bin/run.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ AUTH="${2:-NoAuth()}"
 
 QUALIFIER_OPTIONS="--auth $AUTH --config /config.json --report output/report.json"
 
-"$(pwd)"/monitoring/build.sh
+if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
+  "$(pwd)"/monitoring/build.sh
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
+fi
 
 if [ "$CI" == "true" ]; then
   docker_args="--add-host host.docker.internal:host-gateway" # Required to reach other containers in Ubuntu (used for Github Actions)
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/format_test_documentation.sh b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/format_test_documentation.sh
index 673952f4fe..95c18e2bb8 100755
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/format_test_documentation.sh
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/format_test_documentation.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ else
 fi
 cd "${BASEDIR}/../../.." || exit 1
 
-monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
+  monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
+fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 docker run --name test_documentation_formatter \
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/format_test_suite_docs.sh b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/format_test_suite_docs.sh
index 7a397ca516..d3b0b639c5 100755
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/format_test_suite_docs.sh
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/format_test_suite_docs.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ else
 fi
 cd "${BASEDIR}/../../.." || exit 1
 
-monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
+  monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
+fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 docker run --name test_suite_docs_formatter \
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
index 2f05e4bcf7..0fe9d77ab7 100755
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/run_unit_tests.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ else
 fi
 cd "${BASEDIR}/../../.." || exit 1
 
-monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
+  monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
+fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 docker run --name uss_qualifier_unit_test \
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/validate_test_definitions.sh b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/validate_test_definitions.sh
index ab0388eac1..82f360fa11 100755
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/validate_test_definitions.sh
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/scripts/validate_test_definitions.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ else
 fi
 cd "${BASEDIR}/../../.." || exit 1
 
-monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
+  monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
+fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 docker run --name test_definition_validator \
diff --git a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/webapp/run_locally.sh b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/webapp/run_locally.sh
index cbd9d64e90..f1ca1ab2c5 100755
--- a/monitoring/uss_qualifier/webapp/run_locally.sh
+++ b/monitoring/uss_qualifier/webapp/run_locally.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ else
 fi
 cd "${BASEDIR}/../../.." || exit 1
 
-monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
+  monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
+fi
 
 # Run monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_ridsp.sh and
 # monitoring/mock_uss/run_locally_riddp.sh to produce a mock RID system
diff --git a/schemas/manage_type_schemas.sh b/schemas/manage_type_schemas.sh
index 7c8097e23f..3d1eae8cf2 100755
--- a/schemas/manage_type_schemas.sh
+++ b/schemas/manage_type_schemas.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ else
 fi
 cd "${BASEDIR}/.." || exit 1
 
-monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+if [ -z "${DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING}" ]; then
+  monitoring/build.sh || exit 1
+  export DO_NOT_BUILD_MONITORING=true
+fi
 
 action=${1:?The action must be specified as --check or --generate}