diff --git a/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh b/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
index e98baf2ca4..f5568475b8 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
@@ -2452,6 +2452,8 @@ parse_args() {
       "--offline-install-source")
         if [ -d "${2}" ]; then
           NETDATA_OFFLINE_INSTALL_SOURCE="${2}"
+          # shellcheck disable=SC2164
+          NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL="file://$(cd "${2}"; pwd)"
           shift 1
         else
           fatal "A source directory must be specified with the --offline-install-source option." F0501