diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index fcd454d0fbee39c4c714bf1f404a61c7ee7cb46f..7cee71f3fb52164e7079089c3fd577cb4d12af13 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def architectures = [
                 ostree: false,
             ],
             sdk: [
-                args: "-t demopack:${demopack} --scratchsize 10G",
+                args: "-t demopack:${demopack} -t sampleappscheckout:enabled --scratchsize 10G",
                 boards: [ 'sdk' ],
                 image: true,
                 sysroot: false,
diff --git a/apertis-image-sdk.yaml b/apertis-image-sdk.yaml
index 309bed235a0687787d0e9b388ee244871bafe092..8ecb84380fd21a39544f61300295a9528cbc71ef 100644
--- a/apertis-image-sdk.yaml
+++ b/apertis-image-sdk.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 {{ $demopack := or .demopack "disabled" }}
 
 {{ $size := or .size "20G" }}
-{{ $sampleappscheckout := or .sampleappscheckout "enabled" }}
+{{ $sampleappscheckout := or .sampleappscheckout "disabled" }}
 {{ $devroot := or .devroot "enabled" }}
 {{ $devroot_arch := or .devroot_arch "armhf" }}
 {{ $devpack := or .devpack (printf "ospack_%s-%s-%s_%s" $suite $devroot_arch "devroot" $timestamp) }}