diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/test-composition-single-f12less.groovy b/buildscripts/scripts/test-composition-single-f12less.groovy
index ce3c81a7a54..559ec39cffb 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/test-composition-single-f12less.groovy
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/test-composition-single-f12less.groovy
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ def main() {
         "EDITION",
         "DISTRO",
         "USE_CASE",
+        "FAKE_WINDOWS_ARTIFACTS"
     ]);
 
     check_environment_variables([
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ def main() {
 
     def distro = params.DISTRO;
     def edition = params.EDITION;
+    def fake_windows_artifacts = params.FAKE_WINDOWS_ARTIFACTS;
 
     // TODO: we should always use USE_CASE directly from the job parameters
     def use_case = (params.USE_CASE == "fips") ? params.USE_CASE : "daily_tests"
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ def main() {
                         edition: edition,
                         distro: distro,
                         download_dir: download_dir,
-                        bisect_comment: params.CIPARAM_BISECT_COMMENT
+                        bisect_comment: params.CIPARAM_BISECT_COMMENT,
+                        fake_windows_artifacts: fake_windows_artifacts
                     );
                 }
                 try {
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/test-gui-e2e-f12less.groovy b/buildscripts/scripts/test-gui-e2e-f12less.groovy
index 6643f70f356..5bb869b839f 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/test-gui-e2e-f12less.groovy
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/test-gui-e2e-f12less.groovy
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ def main() {
     check_job_parameters([
         ["EDITION", true],  // the testees package long edition string (e.g. 'enterprise')
         ["DISTRO", true],  // the testees package distro string (e.g. 'ubuntu-22.04')
+        ["FAKE_WINDOWS_ARTIFACTS", true],  // forwarded to package build job
         ["USE_CASE", false],
         // "CIPARAM_OVERRIDE_DOCKER_TAG_BUILD", // test base image tag (todo)
         // "DISABLE_CACHE",    // forwarded to package build job (todo)
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ def main() {
 
     def distro = params.DISTRO;
     def edition = params.EDITION;
+    def fake_windows_artifacts = params.FAKE_WINDOWS_ARTIFACTS;
 
     // TODO: we should always use USE_CASE directly from the job parameters
     def use_case = (params.USE_CASE == "fips") ? params.USE_CASE : "daily_tests"
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ def main() {
                         edition: edition,
                         distro: distro,
                         download_dir: download_dir,
-                        bisect_comment: params.CIPARAM_BISECT_COMMENT
+                        bisect_comment: params.CIPARAM_BISECT_COMMENT,
+                        fake_windows_artifacts: fake_windows_artifacts
                     );
                 }
                 try {
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/test-integration-single-f12less.groovy b/buildscripts/scripts/test-integration-single-f12less.groovy
index 0c17b369e13..62df6a04081 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/test-integration-single-f12less.groovy
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/test-integration-single-f12less.groovy
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ def main() {
     check_job_parameters([
         ["EDITION", true],  // the testees package long edition string (e.g. 'enterprise')
         ["DISTRO", true],  // the testees package distro string (e.g. 'ubuntu-22.04')
+        ["FAKE_WINDOWS_ARTIFACTS", true],  // forwarded to package build job
         // "CIPARAM_OVERRIDE_DOCKER_TAG_BUILD", // test base image tag (todo)
         // "DISABLE_CACHE",    // forwarded to package build job (todo)
     ]);
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ def main() {
 
     def distro = params.DISTRO;
     def edition = params.EDITION;
+    def fake_windows_artifacts = params.FAKE_WINDOWS_ARTIFACTS
 
     def make_target = "test-integration-docker";
     def download_dir = "package_download";
@@ -52,7 +54,8 @@ def main() {
                         edition: edition,
                         distro: distro,
                         download_dir: download_dir,
-                        bisect_comment: params.CIPARAM_BISECT_COMMENT
+                        bisect_comment: params.CIPARAM_BISECT_COMMENT,
+                        fake_windows_artifacts: fake_windows_artifacts
                     );
                 }
                 try {
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/test-update-single-f12less.groovy b/buildscripts/scripts/test-update-single-f12less.groovy
index e8bbef2dcb8..a9bdcbeb8b3 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/test-update-single-f12less.groovy
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/test-update-single-f12less.groovy
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def main() {
     check_job_parameters([
         ["EDITION", true],  // the testees package long edition string (e.g. 'enterprise')
         ["DISTRO", true],  // the testees package distro string (e.g. 'ubuntu-22.04')
+        "FAKE_WINDOWS_ARTIFACTS",
         "VERSION",
     ]);
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ def main() {
     def version = params.VERSION;
     def distro = params.DISTRO;
     def edition = params.EDITION;
+    def fake_windows_artifacts = params.FAKE_WINDOWS_ARTIFACTS;
 
     def cross_edition_target = params.CROSS_EDITION_TARGET ?: "";
     if (cross_edition_target) {
@@ -82,7 +84,8 @@ def main() {
                         edition: edition,
                         distro: distro,
                         download_dir: download_dir,
-                        bisect_comment: params.CIPARAM_BISECT_COMMENT
+                        bisect_comment: params.CIPARAM_BISECT_COMMENT,
+                        fake_windows_artifacts: fake_windows_artifacts
                     );
                 }
                 try {
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/utils/single_tests.groovy b/buildscripts/scripts/utils/single_tests.groovy
index 9ed72c503e3..7795beeb18a 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/utils/single_tests.groovy
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/utils/single_tests.groovy
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def fetch_package(Map args) {
             EDITION: args.edition,
             DISTRO: args.distro,
             CIPARAM_BISECT_COMMENT: args.bisect_comment,
+            FAKE_WINDOWS_ARTIFACTS: args.fake_windows_artifacts,
         ],
         build_params_no_check: [
             CIPARAM_OVERRIDE_BUILD_NODE: build_node,