diff --git a/fdroidserver/build.py b/fdroidserver/build.py
index 00a20cf6..a90f532e 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/build.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/build.py
@@ -859,7 +859,8 @@ def build_local(app, build, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir,
                        re.S | re.M).group(1)
         src = os.path.join(bindir, src)
     elif omethod == 'raw':
-        globpath = os.path.join(root_dir, build.output)
+        output_path = common.replace_build_vars(build.output, build)
+        globpath = os.path.join(root_dir, output_path)
         apks = glob.glob(globpath)
         if len(apks) > 1:
             raise BuildException('Multiple apks match %s' % globpath, '\n'.join(apks))
diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index b8a506a5..e18cad48 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -1917,15 +1917,20 @@ def set_FDroidPopen_env(build=None):
             env[n] = build.ndk_path()
 
 
+def replace_build_vars(cmd, build):
+    cmd = cmd.replace('$$COMMIT$$', build.commit)
+    cmd = cmd.replace('$$VERSION$$', build.versionName)
+    cmd = cmd.replace('$$VERCODE$$', build.versionCode)
+    return cmd
+
+
 def replace_config_vars(cmd, build):
     cmd = cmd.replace('$$SDK$$', config['sdk_path'])
     cmd = cmd.replace('$$NDK$$', build.ndk_path())
     cmd = cmd.replace('$$MVN3$$', config['mvn3'])
     cmd = cmd.replace('$$QT$$', config['qt_sdk_path'] or '')
     if build is not None:
-        cmd = cmd.replace('$$COMMIT$$', build.commit)
-        cmd = cmd.replace('$$VERSION$$', build.versionName)
-        cmd = cmd.replace('$$VERCODE$$', build.versionCode)
+        cmd = replace_build_vars(cmd, build)
     return cmd
 
 
diff --git a/tests/metadata/fake.ota.update.txt b/tests/metadata/fake.ota.update.txt
index 264ba833..165da014 100644
--- a/tests/metadata/fake.ota.update.txt
+++ b/tests/metadata/fake.ota.update.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Repo:https://gitlab.com/fdroid/privileged-extension.git
 
 Build:0.2.1,2000
     commit=0.2.1
-    output=app/build/distributions/FDroidPrivilegedExtensionFromBinaries-0.2.1.zip
+    output=app/build/distributions/FDroidPrivilegedExtensionFromBinaries-$$VERSION$$.zip
     build=gradle assembleUpdateZipFromBinariesDebug
 
 Auto Update Mode:Version %v