diff --git a/tools/build_snapshots.sh b/tools/build_snapshots.sh
index ffb2b0949c..84a1f32a61 100755
--- a/tools/build_snapshots.sh
+++ b/tools/build_snapshots.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 # OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 
+# Use an env var to let build.sh know we are running build_snapshots.sh
+# This will avoid build.sh to run in interactive mode and wait a key
+# to be pressed when something goes wrong
+export NOT_INTERACTIVE=1
+
 export BUILDER_TOOLS=$(realpath $(dirname ${0}))
 export BUILDER_ROOT=$(realpath "${BUILDER_TOOLS}/..")
 
diff --git a/tools/builder_common.sh b/tools/builder_common.sh
index 112585071e..98c36695db 100644
--- a/tools/builder_common.sh
+++ b/tools/builder_common.sh
@@ -155,8 +155,10 @@ print_error_pfS() {
 		echo "Log saved on ${LOGFILE}" && \
 		tail -n20 ${LOGFILE} >&2
 	echo
-	echo "Press enter to continue."
-	read ans
+	if [ -z "${NOT_INTERACTIVE}" ]; then
+		echo "Press enter to continue."
+		read ans
+	fi
 	kill $$
 	exit 1
 }