diff --git a/packages/client/src/client.js b/packages/client/src/client.js
index 9aa087687..e3a93fc91 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/client.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/client.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export class PercyClient {
           tags: tagsArr,
           'cli-start-time': cliStartTime,
           source: source,
-          'prod-build': this.config.percy?.prodBuild
+          'skip-base-build': this.config.percy?.skipBaseBuild
         },
         relationships: {
           resources: {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/client.test.js b/packages/client/test/client.test.js
index 7e00b4526..5fd2564d7 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/client/test/client.test.js
@@ -389,10 +389,10 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
         }));
     });
 
-    it('creates a new build with prodBuild config', async () => {
+    it('creates a new build with skipBaseBuild config', async () => {
       client = new PercyClient({
         token: 'PERCY_TOKEN',
-        config: { percy: { prodBuild: true } }
+        config: { percy: { skipBaseBuild: true } }
       });
       await expectAsync(client.createBuild({ projectType: 'web' })).toBeResolvedTo({
         data: {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
             'cli-start-time': null,
             source: 'user_created',
             partial: client.env.partial,
-            'prod-build': true,
+            'skip-base-build': true,
             tags: []
           }
         }));
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config.js b/packages/core/src/config.js
index c56f93511..747bce2a0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/config.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const configSchema = {
       labels: {
         type: 'string'
       },
-      prodBuild: {
+      skipBaseBuild: {
         type: 'boolean',
         default: false
       }