diff --git a/setup/publish.py b/setup/publish.py
index 2f89738f26..e3225e44a6 100644
--- a/setup/publish.py
+++ b/setup/publish.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
 import os, shutil, subprocess, glob, tempfile, json, time, filecmp, atexit, sys
 
-from setup import Command, __version__, require_clean_git, require_git_master, installer_name
+from setup import Command, __version__, require_clean_git, require_git_master
+from setup.upload import installers
 from setup.parallel_build import parallel_build
 
 class Stage1(Command):
@@ -98,8 +99,7 @@ class Stage2(Command):
         for p in sorted(processes, key=lambda p:p.duration):
             self.info('Built %s in %d minutes and %d seconds' % (p.bname, p.duration // 60, p.duration % 60))
 
-        for ext, is64bit in {'msi': True, 'msi':False, 'exe':False, 'dmg':True, 'txz':True, 'txz':False}.iteritems():
-            installer = installer_name(ext, is64bit)
+        for installer in installers(include_source=False):
             if not os.path.exists(self.j(self.d(self.SRC), installer)):
                 raise SystemExit('The installer %s does not exist' % os.path.basename(installer))
 
diff --git a/setup/upload.py b/setup/upload.py
index 28692213de..ff29132845 100644
--- a/setup/upload.py
+++ b/setup/upload.py
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ STAGING_HOST = 'download.calibre-ebook.com'
 STAGING_USER = 'root'
 STAGING_DIR = '/root/staging'
 
-def installers():
+def installers(include_source=True):
     installers = list(map(installer_name, ('dmg', 'msi', 'txz')))
     installers.append(installer_name('txz', is64bit=True))
     installers.append(installer_name('msi', is64bit=True))
-    installers.insert(0, 'dist/%s-%s.tar.xz'%(__appname__, __version__))
+    if include_source:
+        installers.insert(0, 'dist/%s-%s.tar.xz'%(__appname__, __version__))
     installers.append('dist/%s-portable-installer-%s.exe'%(__appname__, __version__))
     return installers