diff --git a/vars/buildVolthaComponent.groovy b/vars/buildVolthaComponent.groovy
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+++ b/vars/buildVolthaComponent.groovy
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+def call(String project) {
+  // project is the gerrit project name
+
+  if (project != 'voltha-system-tests' &&
+    project != 'voltha-helm-charts' &&
+    project != '') {
+
+    sh """
+    make -C $WORKSPACE/${project} DOCKER_REPOSITORY=voltha/ DOCKER_TAG=citest docker-build
+    """
+  } else {
+    println "The project ${project} does not require to be built."
+  }
+
+}