diff --git a/scripts/utils.js b/scripts/utils.js
index b3c846f046..bf7c12ebae 100644
--- a/scripts/utils.js
+++ b/scripts/utils.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const minimist = require('minimist')
 const la = require('lazy-ass')
 const is = require('check-more-types')
 const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('fs')
 
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 
@@ -13,17 +14,23 @@ function getNameAndBinary (args = process.argv) {
   la(is.unemptyString(options.binary),
     'missing --binary option with binary url', options)
 
-  console.log('loading NPM url from', options.npm)
-  const npmUrl = require(path.resolve(options.npm)).url
-  la(is.url(npmUrl), 'not an url', npmUrl)
+  let npmUrlOrVersion = options.npm
+  if (fs.existsSync(options.npm)) {
+    console.log('loading NPM url from', options.npm)
+    npmUrlOrVersion = require(path.resolve(options.npm)).url
+    la(is.url(npmUrlOrVersion), 'not an url', npmUrlOrVersion)
+  }
 
-  console.log('loading binary url from', options.binary)
-  const binaryUrl = require(path.resolve(options.binary)).url
-  la(is.url(binaryUrl), 'not an url', binaryUrl)
+  let binaryVersionOrUrl = options.binary
+  if (fs.existsSync(options.binary)) {
+    console.log('loading binary url from', options.binary)
+    binaryVersionOrUrl = require(path.resolve(options.binary)).url
+    la(is.url(binaryVersionOrUrl), 'not an url', binaryVersionOrUrl)
+  }
 
   return {
-    npmUrl,
-    binaryUrl,
+    npmUrl: npmUrlOrVersion,
+    binaryUrl: binaryVersionOrUrl,
   }
 }