diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e8964f..5dd22b8 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ The following environment variables are supported:
    Setting to '1' enables the QEMU mode - creating an image that can be mounted via QEMU for an emulated
    environment. These images include "-qemu" in the image file name.
 
+ * `LAST_STAGE` (Default: `"5"`)
+
+   If you wish to build up to a specified stage (such as building up to stage 2 for a lite system)
+
  * `RPI_LOCALHOST` (Default: `"raspberrypi"`)
 
    Your image hostname.
@@ -233,6 +237,8 @@ maintenance and allows for more easy customization.
 
 ### Stage specification
 
+If you wish to skip some steps you can add an empty file `SKIP` in the directory.  
+It works in `./stage*` or in `./stage*/**-whatever`.
 If you wish to build up to a specified stage (such as building up to stage 2
 for a lite system), place an empty file named `SKIP` in each of the `./stage`
 directories you wish not to include.
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 173a086..809d27a 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ if [ -z "${IMG_NAME}" ]; then
 fi
 
 export USE_QEMU="${USE_QEMU:-0}"
+export LAST_STAGE=${LAST_STAGE:-5}
 export RPI_LOCALHOST=${RPI_LOCALHOST:-"raspberrypi"}
 export RPI_USERNAME=${RPI_USERNAME:-"pi"}
 export RPI_USERPASS=${RPI_USERPASS:-"raspberry"}
@@ -174,14 +175,22 @@ export QUILT_REFRESH_ARGS="-p ab"
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/common"
 # shellcheck source=scripts/dependencies_check
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/dependencies_check"
+mkdir -p "${WORK_DIR}"
 
+# LAST_STAGE validation
+if [[ "${LAST_STAGE,,}" =~ ^(2|4|5)$ ]]; then
+	log "Valid LAST_STAGE: $LAST_STAGE"
+else
+	log "ERROR INVALID LAST_STAGE: $LAST_STAGE, try 2, 4 or 5"
+	exit 2
+fi
 
 dependencies_check "${BASE_DIR}/depends"
 
-mkdir -p "${WORK_DIR}"
 log "Begin ${BASE_DIR}"
 
-for STAGE_DIR in "${BASE_DIR}/stage"*; do
+for i in $( seq 0 $LAST_STAGE); do
+	STAGE_DIR=${BASE_DIR}/stage$i
 	run_stage
 done
 
diff --git a/config.exemple b/config.exemple
index 4c48c3c..d82e284 100644
--- a/config.exemple
+++ b/config.exemple
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 IMG_NAME="Raspbian"
 USE_QEMU=1
+LAST_STAGE=5
 KEYBOARD_LANG="gb"
 RPI_LOCALHOST="raspberrypi"
 RPI_USERNAME="pi"