diff --git a/src/api/src/services/BinaryFlashingStrategy/index.ts b/src/api/src/services/BinaryFlashingStrategy/index.ts
index 3f7a0a66..9da809cf 100644
--- a/src/api/src/services/BinaryFlashingStrategy/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/src/services/BinaryFlashingStrategy/index.ts
@@ -560,7 +560,13 @@ export default class BinaryFlashingStrategyService implements FlashingStrategy {
       );
 
       let flasherArgs: string[][];
-      if (gitRepository.hardwareArtifactUrl) {
+      if (
+        gitRepository.hardwareArtifactUrl &&
+        !(
+          params.firmware.source === FirmwareSource.Local &&
+          fs.existsSync(path.join(firmwareDescriptionsPath, 'hardware'))
+        )
+      ) {
         flasherArgs = this.binaryConfigurator.buildBinaryConfigFlags(
           outputDirectory,
           firmwareBinFile,