diff --git a/.ci/dev/publish-branch/Jenkinsfile.nightly b/.ci/dev/publish-branch/Jenkinsfile.nightly
index 308d475dcb..df7f178cac 100644
--- a/.ci/dev/publish-branch/Jenkinsfile.nightly
+++ b/.ci/dev/publish-branch/Jenkinsfile.nightly
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ killAllExistingBuildsForJob(env.JOB_NAME, env.BUILD_NUMBER.toInteger())
 ** calculate the stage for NexusIQ evaluation
 **  * build for snapshots
 */
-def nexusIqStage = "build"
+def nexusDefaultIqStage = "build"
 
 /**
  * make sure calculated default value of NexusIQ stage is first in the list
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ pipeline {
         buildDiscarder(logRotator(daysToKeepStr: '14', artifactDaysToKeepStr: '14'))
     }
 
+    parameters {
+        choice choices: nexusIqStageChoices, description: 'NexusIQ stage for code evaluation', name: 'nexusIqStage'
+    }
+
     triggers {
         cron '@midnight'
     }
diff --git a/.ci/dev/regression/Jenkinsfile b/.ci/dev/regression/Jenkinsfile
index fdd7c433be..0e31ff7305 100644
--- a/.ci/dev/regression/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/.ci/dev/regression/Jenkinsfile
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ boolean isInternalRelease = (env.TAG_NAME =~ /^internal-release-.*$/)
 **  * stage-release:  for release candidates and for health checks
 **  * operate: for final release
 */
-
 def nexusDefaultIqStage = "build"
 if (isReleaseTag) {
     switch (env.TAG_NAME) {