diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f1b703a38..0b8aeb2a6e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ endif
 
 NIM_PARAMS += -d:chronicles_sinks=textlines[stdout],textlines[nocolors,dynamic],textlines[file,nocolors] -d:chronicles_runtime_filtering=on -d:chronicles_default_output_device=dynamic
 
-RESOURCES_LAYOUT := -d:development
+RESOURCES_LAYOUT ?= -d:development
 
 # When modifying files that are not tracked in NIM_SOURCES (see below),
 # e.g. vendor/*.nim, REBUILD_NIM=true can be supplied to `make` to ensure a
diff --git a/ci/Jenkinsfile.linux b/ci/Jenkinsfile.linux
index 1a5c7a60ac..3880507a7b 100644
--- a/ci/Jenkinsfile.linux
+++ b/ci/Jenkinsfile.linux
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Client') {
+      environment {
+        /* Hack-fix for wrong config path location causing:
+         * Error: unhandled exception: Read-only file system */
+        RESOURCES_LAYOUT = '-d:production'
+      }
       steps { script {
         /* Temporary hack-fix for failing Linux builds:
          * https://github.com/status-im/infra-ci/issues/88 */
diff --git a/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests-e2e b/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests-e2e
index cac45cab52..43427fbfab 100644
--- a/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests-e2e
+++ b/ci/Jenkinsfile.tests-e2e
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ pipeline {
     stage('Client') {
       environment {
         GANACHE_NETWORK_RPC_URL = "http://localhost:${env.GANACHE_RPC_PORT}"
+        /* Hack-fix for wrong config path location causing:
+         * Error: unhandled exception: Read-only file system */
+        RESOURCES_LAYOUT = '-d:production'
       }
       steps { script {
         /* Temporary hack-fix for failing Linux builds: