diff --git a/upload_plugins.gradle b/upload_plugins.gradle
index 5b05983b87c..d84d8706571 100644
--- a/upload_plugins.gradle
+++ b/upload_plugins.gradle
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ task uploadPlugins() << {
     if (channel == "_default_") {
         channel = null
     }
+    def path = env['PLUGIN_UPLOAD_PATH'] || "."
     def repo = new org.jetbrains.intellij.pluginRepository.PluginRepositoryInstance(
             "https://plugins.jetbrains.com/",
             username, password)
-    new File(".").eachFileMatch(~/kotlin-plugin-.*\.zip/) { file ->
+    new File(path).eachFileMatch(~/kotlin-plugin-.*\.zip/) { file ->
         println("Uploading ${file.name}")
         repo.uploadPlugin(6954, file, channel)
     }