diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index e9ccab558..7b8c6b49c 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ add_devtools() {
 
 # Function to setup the nightly build from shivammathur/php-builder
 setup_nightly() {
-  run_script "php-builder" "${runner:?}" "$version" "${debug:?}"
+  run_script "php-builder" "${runner:?}" "$version" "${debug:?}" ${ts:?}
 }
 
 # Function to setup PHP 5.3, PHP 5.4 and PHP 5.5.
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ update_php() {
 
 # Function to install PHP.
 add_php() {
-  if [[ "$version" =~ ${nightly_versions:?} ]]; then
+  if [[ "$version" =~ ${nightly_versions:?} ]] || [[ "${ts:?}" = "zts" ]]; then
     setup_nightly
   elif [[ "$version" =~ ${old_versions:?} ]]; then
     setup_old_versions
diff --git a/src/scripts/unix.sh b/src/scripts/unix.sh
index 603611d56..d8cc31401 100644
--- a/src/scripts/unix.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/unix.sh
@@ -51,10 +51,16 @@ set_output() {
 read_env() {
   update="${update:-${UPDATE:-false}}"
   [ "${debug:-${DEBUG:-false}}" = "true" ] && debug=debug && update=true || debug=release
+  [ "${phpts:-${PHPTS:-nts}}" = "ts" ] && ts=zts && update=true || ts=nts
   fail_fast="${fail_fast:-${FAIL_FAST:-false}}"
   [[ -z "${ImageOS}" && -z "${ImageVersion}" ]] && _runner=self-hosted || _runner=github
   runner="${runner:-${RUNNER:-$_runner}}"
 
+  export fail_fast
+  export runner
+  export update
+  export ts
+
   if [[ "$runner" = "github" && $_runner = "self-hosted" ]]; then
     fail_fast=true
     add_log "$cross" "Runner" "Runner set as github in self-hosted environment"