diff --git a/scripts/ci/presubmit-queue-setup.sh b/scripts/ci/presubmit-queue-setup.sh
index abbecf2f41..28b1aadec9 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/presubmit-queue-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/presubmit-queue-setup.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e -x -o pipefail
+set -e -o pipefail
 
 if [ "$TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG" = "angular/angular" ]; then
-  if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == "presubmit-"* || $MODE == "build_only" ]]; then
+  if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == "presubmit-"* ]]; then
+
+    echo '*********************'
+    echo '** PRESUBMIT SETUP **'
+    echo '*********************'
+
     git config credential.helper "store --file=.git/credentials"
     # travis encrypt GITHUB_TOKEN_ANGULAR=??? --repo=angular/angular
     echo "https://${GITHUB_TOKEN_ANGULAR}:@github.com" > .git/credentials
     git config user.name "`git --no-pager show -s --format='%cN' HEAD`"
     git config user.email "`git --no-pager show -s --format='%cE' HEAD`"
 
-    if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == "presubmit-"* ]]; then
-      echo '*********************'
-      echo '** PRESUBMIT SETUP **'
-      echo '*********************'
-
-      git remote add upstream https://github.com/angular/angular.git
-      git fetch upstream master
-      git rebase upstream/master
-    fi
+    git remote add upstream https://github.com/angular/angular.git
+    git fetch upstream master
+    git rebase upstream/master
   fi
-fi
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/ci/publish-build-artifacts.sh b/scripts/ci/publish-build-artifacts.sh
index 5560c39863..4ff75c3cfe 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/publish-build-artifacts.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/publish-build-artifacts.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ REPO_URL="https://github.com/angular/angular.git"
 SHA=`git rev-parse HEAD`
 SHORT_SHA=`git rev-parse --short HEAD`
 COMMIT_MSG=`git log --oneline | head -n1`
+COMMITTER_USER_NAME=`git --no-pager show -s --format='%cN' HEAD`
+COMMITTER_USER_EMAIL=`git --no-pager show -s --format='%cE' HEAD`
 
 function publishRepo {
   LANG=$1
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@ function publishRepo {
     cd $REPO_DIR && \
     git add --all && \
     git commit -m "${COMMIT_MSG}" && \
+    git config credential.helper "store --file=.git/credentials" && \
+    echo "https://${GITHUB_TOKEN_ANGULAR}:@github.com" > .git/credentials && \
+    git config user.name "${COMMITTER_USER_NAME}" && \
+    git config user.email "${COMMITTER_USER_EMAIL}" && \
     git push origin $BUILD_BRANCH && \
     git tag "2.0.0-build.${SHORT_SHA}.${LANG}" && \
     git push origin --tags