diff --git a/tools/build/onos-prepare-release b/tools/build/onos-prepare-release
index 9869ac3..476e984 100755
--- a/tools/build/onos-prepare-release
+++ b/tools/build/onos-prepare-release
@@ -31,14 +31,17 @@
 git tag -l | grep -q "$ONOS_VERSION\$" &&
   { echo "ERROR: Version already exists"; exit -1; }
 
-# Copy local buck configuration to new tree
-cp $ONOS_ROOT/.buckconfig.local $DIR/
+cp -R $ONOS_ROOT/tools/build/* $DIR/tools/build/
+cp $ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test $DIR/tools/test/bin/
 
 export ONOS_ROOT=$DIR
 # This is a hack to remove symlinks from the ONOS_ROOT path. To be removed when
 # the protobuf buck rules can handle symlinks
 ONOS_ROOT=$(pushd $ONOS_ROOT >/dev/null && pwd -P && popd >/dev/null)
 . $ONOS_ROOT/tools/build/envDefaults
+
+echo "stay away!" >buck-out
+
 exec bash $COMMAND
 
-# TODO on exit, print "leaving directory"
+