diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 55f41b965..11727d495 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -24,18 +24,6 @@ fi
 
 echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
 
-if [[ $(git describe --exact-match 2> /dev/null || :) =~ -beta ]];
-then
-  echo "Publishing packages"
-  yarn run lerna publish from-git --yes # publish latest tagged commit
-
-  if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]];then
-    exit 1;
-  fi
-else
-  echo "Did not publish packages"
-fi
-
 if [[ $(git describe --exact-match 2> /dev/null || :) =~ -alpha ]];
 then
   echo "Publishing alpha"
@@ -46,5 +34,10 @@ then
     exit 1;
   fi
 else
-  echo "Did not publish alpha"
+  echo "Publishing packages"
+  yarn run lerna publish from-git --yes # publish latest tagged commit
+
+  if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]];then
+    exit 1;
+  fi
 fi