diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e1b05b5af..efdb3f7af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        environment: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get_default_envs.outputs.environments) }} usermods
+        environment: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get_default_envs.outputs.environments) }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Node.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Add usermods environment
       run: |
         cp -v usermods/platformio_override.usermods.ini platformio_override.ini
+        echo -n "custom_usermods = " >> platformio_override.ini
         find usermods/ -name library.json | xargs dirname | xargs -n 1 basename | xargs echo >> platformio_override.ini
 
     - name: Build firmware
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 4832978a9..156feb060 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # CI/release binaries
-default_envs = nodemcuv2, esp8266_2m, esp01_1m_full, nodemcuv2_160, esp8266_2m_160, esp01_1m_full_160, nodemcuv2_compat, esp8266_2m_compat, esp01_1m_full_compat, esp32dev, esp32_eth, lolin_s2_mini, esp32c3dev, esp32s3dev_16MB_opi, esp32s3dev_8MB_opi, esp32s3_4M_qspi, esp32_wrover
+default_envs = nodemcuv2, esp8266_2m, esp01_1m_full, nodemcuv2_160, esp8266_2m_160, esp01_1m_full_160, nodemcuv2_compat, esp8266_2m_compat, esp01_1m_full_compat, esp32dev, esp32_eth, lolin_s2_mini, esp32c3dev, esp32s3dev_16MB_opi, esp32s3dev_8MB_opi, esp32s3_4M_qspi, esp32_wrover, usermods
 
 src_dir  = ./wled00
 data_dir = ./wled00/data
@@ -636,3 +636,13 @@ build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32s2.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=
 ;  -D STATUSLED=15
   ${esp32.AR_build_flags}
 lib_deps = ${esp32s2.lib_deps}
+
+
+[env:usermods]
+board = esp32dev
+platform = ${esp32.platform}
+platform_packages = ${esp32.platform_packages}
+build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
+build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"USERMODS\"
+  ${esp32.AR_build_flags}
+lib_deps = ${esp32.lib_deps}