diff --git a/contrib/teamcity/build-configurations.sh b/contrib/teamcity/build-configurations.sh
--- a/contrib/teamcity/build-configurations.sh
+++ b/contrib/teamcity/build-configurations.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 set -euxo pipefail
 
 : "${ABC_BUILD_NAME:=""}"
+
+if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
+  ABC_BUILD_NAME="$1"
+  shift
+fi
+
 if [ -z "${ABC_BUILD_NAME}" ]; then
   echo "Error: Environment variable ABC_BUILD_NAME must be set"
   exit 1