diff --git a/src/dev/build/cli.ts b/src/dev/build/cli.ts
index 9a967e1cc85c9..e9acd8245af02 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/cli.ts
+++ b/src/dev/build/cli.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ if (showHelp) {
         --docker-cross-compile               {dim Produce arm64 and amd64 Docker images}
         --docker-contexts                    {dim Only build the Docker build contexts}
         --skip-canvas-shareable-runtime      {dim Don't build the Canvas shareable runtime}
+        --skip-cdn-assets                    {dim Don't build CDN assets}
         --skip-docker-ubi                    {dim Don't build the docker ubi image}
         --skip-docker-ubuntu                 {dim Don't build the docker ubuntu image}
         --skip-docker-fips                   {dim Don't build the docker fips image}
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/create_cdn_assets_task.ts b/src/dev/build/tasks/create_cdn_assets_task.ts
index a9ec8beb0955c..2555795d50d80 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/create_cdn_assets_task.ts
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/create_cdn_assets_task.ts
@@ -38,16 +38,14 @@ export const CreateCdnAssets: Task = {
       const manifest = Jsonc.parse(readFileSync(path, 'utf8')) as any;
       if (manifest?.plugin?.id) {
         const pluginRoot = resolve(dirname(path));
-
+        // packages/core/apps/core-apps-server-internal/src/core_app.ts
+        const assetsSource = resolve(pluginRoot, 'public', 'assets');
+        const assetsDest = resolve(assets, buildSha, 'plugins', manifest.plugin.id, 'assets');
         try {
-          // packages/core/plugins/core-plugins-server-internal/src/plugins_service.ts
-          const assetsSource = resolve(pluginRoot, 'assets');
-          const assetsDest = resolve('plugins', manifest.plugin.id, 'assets');
           await access(assetsSource);
           await mkdirp(assetsDest);
           await copyAll(assetsSource, assetsDest);
         } catch (e) {
-          // assets are optional
           if (!(e.code === 'ENOENT' && e.syscall === 'access')) throw e;
         }