diff --git a/internal/command/android.go b/internal/command/android.go
index 0e10a17d..fd1957a4 100644
--- a/internal/command/android.go
+++ b/internal/command/android.go
@@ -176,9 +176,10 @@ func (cmd *Android) makeAndroidContainerImages(flags *androidFlags, args []strin
 			return fmt.Errorf("keystore location must be relative to the project root: %s", ctx.Volume.WorkDirHost())
 		}
 
-		_, err = os.Stat(volume.JoinPathHost(ctx.Volume.WorkDirHost(), flags.Keystore))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("keystore location must be under the project root: %s", ctx.Volume.WorkDirHost())
+		if !ctx.NoProjectUpload {
+			if _, err := os.Stat(volume.JoinPathHost(ctx.Volume.WorkDirHost(), flags.Keystore)); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("keystore location must be under the project root: %s", ctx.Volume.WorkDirHost())
+			}
 		}
 
 		cmd.defaultContext.Keystore = volume.JoinPathContainer(cmd.defaultContext.Volume.WorkDirContainer(), flags.Keystore)
diff --git a/internal/command/command.go b/internal/command/command.go
index 51a984fc..e475f34c 100644
--- a/internal/command/command.go
+++ b/internal/command/command.go
@@ -139,22 +139,24 @@ func cleanTargetDirs(ctx Context, image ContainerImage) error {
 // prepareIcon prepares the icon for packaging
 func prepareIcon(ctx Context, image ContainerImage) error {
 
-	if _, err := os.Stat(ctx.Icon); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		defaultIcon, err := volume.DefaultIconHost()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	if !ctx.NoProjectUpload {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(ctx.Icon); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			defaultIcon, err := volume.DefaultIconHost()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-		if ctx.Icon != defaultIcon {
-			return fmt.Errorf("icon not found at %q", ctx.Icon)
-		}
+			if ctx.Icon != defaultIcon {
+				return fmt.Errorf("icon not found at %q", ctx.Icon)
+			}
 
-		log.Infof("[!] Default icon not found at %q", ctx.Icon)
-		err = ioutil.WriteFile(ctx.Icon, icon.FyneLogo, 0644)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not create the temporary icon: %s", err)
+			log.Infof("[!] Default icon not found at %q", ctx.Icon)
+			err = ioutil.WriteFile(ctx.Icon, icon.FyneLogo, 0644)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("could not create the temporary icon: %s", err)
+			}
+			log.Infof("[✓] Created a placeholder icon using Fyne logo for testing purpose")
 		}
-		log.Infof("[✓] Created a placeholder icon using Fyne logo for testing purpose")
 	}
 
 	if image.GetOS() == "windows" {
diff --git a/internal/command/container.go b/internal/command/container.go
index e04268c6..7c5f9f8a 100644
--- a/internal/command/container.go
+++ b/internal/command/container.go
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ func (a *AllContainerImage) AppendTag(tag string) {
 
 // goModInit ensure a go.mod exists. If not try to generates a temporary one
 func goModInit(ctx Context, image ContainerImage) error {
+	if ctx.NoProjectUpload {
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	goModPath := volume.JoinPathHost(ctx.WorkDirHost(), "go.mod")
 	log.Infof("[i] Checking for go.mod: %s", goModPath)