diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 2b681ab..6ea6364 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@
 
 def agent_root_folder = '/var/lib/jenkins'
 
-if ("${params.gCube_release_version}"){
-//locate the release file
-	String releaseURL = "https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeCI/gCubeReleases/raw/branch/master/open/gcube-${gCube_release_version}.yaml"
-	//load the release file
+if ("${params.gCube_release_version}" ||  "${params.RELEASE_URL}"){
+	String releaseURL='';
+	if ("${params.gCube_release_version}"){
+	//locate the release file
+		releaseURL = "https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeCI/gCubeReleases/raw/branch/master/open/gcube-${gCube_release_version}.yaml"
+	}else{
+	    releaseURL = "${params.RELEASE_URL}"	    
+	}
+
+//load the release file
 	def text = releaseURL.toURL().getText()
 	//parsing
 	def jsonConfig = new Yaml().load(text)	
@@ -30,10 +36,6 @@ if ("${params.gCube_release_version}"){
 
 def deployList
 def backupList
-if (params.deployFile) {
-    println "Using custom deploy file"
-    deployList = params.deployFile
-}
 
 pipeline {
     agent {
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ pipeline {
         DEPLOY_CATEGORY="${env.DEPLOY_CATEGORY}"
  //Job name of the release pipeline       
         RELEASE_JOB='gCubeBuilder'
-        
+ //URL to the YAML file. Used alternatively to RELEASE_JOB       
+        RELEASE_URL= "${params.RELEASE_URL}"
     }
 
     parameters {
@@ -95,10 +98,13 @@ pipeline {
         string(name: 'report_number',
                 defaultValue: '',
                 description: 'The build report number on Git to pull the notes. Leave blank if executed outside gCube release.')
-
-        string(name: 'report',
+        string(name: 'RELEASE_URL',
                 defaultValue: '',
-                description: 'The build report. Leave blank to pull the build report from Git.  Leave blank if executed outside gCube release.')
+                description: 'URL to the yaml file.  Leave blank if executed outside gCube release.')
+
+//        string(name: 'report',
+//                defaultValue: '',
+//                description: 'The build report. Leave blank to pull the build report from Git.  Leave blank if executed outside gCube release.')
                 
 
     }