diff --git a/pipelines/monolithic.Jenkinsfile b/pipelines/monolithic.Jenkinsfile
index d17cd06..158f8f6 100644
--- a/pipelines/monolithic.Jenkinsfile
+++ b/pipelines/monolithic.Jenkinsfile
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ pipeline {
         booleanParam (
             name: 'FORCE_BUILD'
         )
+        booleanParam (
+            name: 'BUILD_HELM_CHARTS'
+        )
         booleanParam (
             name: 'FORCE_BUILD_WHEELS'
         )
@@ -276,6 +279,7 @@ or with paths relative to repo root:
                 // building docker images, if requested in order to replace
                 // image tags by locally-built images
                 stage('HELM:initial') {
+                    when { expression { params.BUILD_HELM_CHARTS } }
                     steps {
                         runPart ("build-helm-charts", IMG_PARAMS)
                         runPart ("publish-helm-charts", IMG_PARAMS)
@@ -315,7 +319,7 @@ or with paths relative to repo root:
                             stage('IMAGES:helm') {
                                 // Rebuild helm charts even if image builds failed.
                                 // This will record any images that were built sucessfully in the helm charts
-                                when { expression { params.BUILD_DOCKER_IMAGES } }
+                                when { expression { params.BUILD_DOCKER_IMAGES && params.BUILD_HELM_CHARTS } }
                                 steps { script {
                                     runPart ("build-helm-charts", IMG_PARAMS)
                                     runPart ("publish-helm-charts", IMG_PARAMS)