diff --git a/scripts/skip-build-base.mjs b/scripts/skip-build-base.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b439d5941e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/skip-build-base.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import process from 'node:process'
+import { execSync } from 'child_process'
+
+export const shouldSkipBuild = (siteName, checkFolders = '../shared .') => {
+  console.log('Skip build script version 1.0.0')
+
+  // Do not block production builds
+  if (process.env.VERCEL_ENV === 'production') {
+    console.log('✅ - Production build - Proceed to build')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  // Do not build dependabot PRs
+  if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN === 'dependabot[bot]') {
+    console.log('🛑 - Dependabot PR - Do not build')
+    process.exit(0)
+  }
+
+  const branch = process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF
+  // Always build develop branch
+  if (branch === 'develop') {
+    console.log('✅ - develop build - Proceed to build')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  // Only build pull requests that made changes to the given site
+  if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID) {
+    try {
+      // we need to add the origin so that we can compare to develop
+      execSync(
+        `git remote add origin https://github.com/${process.env.VERCEL_GIT_REPO_OWNER}/${process.env.VERCEL_GIT_REPO_SLUG}.git`
+      )
+      // we need to fetch develop in order to get the merge base
+      execSync(`git fetch origin develop:develop --depth=5`)
+      // if depth 5 wasn't enough, keep deepening until we find the merge base
+      execSync(
+        `until git merge-base develop HEAD > /dev/null; do git fetch origin develop:develop --deepen=1; done`
+      )
+
+      // now check for changes
+      const changes = execSync(
+        `git diff --name-only $(git merge-base develop HEAD) HEAD -- ${checkFolders}`
+      ).toString()
+      if (changes) {
+        console.log(`✅ - ${siteName} Pull Request - Proceed to build`)
+        process.exit(1)
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // just don't error out
+    }
+
+    console.log(`🛑 - Pull Request made no changes to ${siteName} - Do not build`)
+    process.exit(0)
+  }
+
+  console.log('🛑 - Unhandled case - Do not build')
+  console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN: ${process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN}`)
+  console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF: ${branch}`)
+  process.exit(0)
+}
diff --git a/sites/dev/skip_build.mjs b/sites/dev/skip_build.mjs
index 0e0b773f78f..026c242cc60 100755
--- a/sites/dev/skip_build.mjs
+++ b/sites/dev/skip_build.mjs
@@ -1,47 +1,3 @@
-import process from 'node:process'
-import { execSync } from 'child_process'
+import { shouldSkipBuild } from '../../scripts/skip-build-base.mjs'
 
-// Do not block production builds
-if (process.env.VERCEL_ENV === 'production') {
-  console.log('✅ - Production build - Proceed to build')
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-// Do not build dependabot PRs
-if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN === 'dependabot[bot]') {
-  console.log('🛑 - Dependebot PR - Do not build')
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
-const branch = process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF
-// Always build develop branch
-if (branch === 'develop') {
-  console.log('✅ - develop build - Proceed to build')
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-// Only build pull requests that made changes to dev
-if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID) {
-  try {
-    // we need to fetch develop in order to get the merge base
-    execSync(`git fetch origin develop:develop --depth=1`)
-    // now check for changes
-    const changes = execSync(
-      `git diff --name-only $(git merge-base develop HEAD) HEAD -- ../shared .`
-    ).toString()
-    if (changes) {
-      console.log('✅ - Dev Pull Request - Proceed to build')
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // just don't error out
-  }
-
-  console.log('🛑 - Pull Request made no changes to Dev - Do not build')
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
-console.log('🛑 - Unhandled case - Do not build')
-console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN: ${process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN}`)
-console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF: ${branch}`)
-process.exit(0)
+shouldSkipBuild('Dev')
diff --git a/sites/lab/skip_build.mjs b/sites/lab/skip_build.mjs
index 21695f1e193..bdf4fc1af95 100755
--- a/sites/lab/skip_build.mjs
+++ b/sites/lab/skip_build.mjs
@@ -1,54 +1,3 @@
-import process from 'node:process'
-import { execSync } from 'child_process'
+import { shouldSkipBuild } from '../../scripts/skip-build-base.mjs'
 
-// Do not block production builds
-if (process.env.VERCEL_ENV === 'production') {
-  console.log('✅ - Production build - Proceed to build')
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-// Do not build dependabot PRs
-if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN === 'dependabot[bot]') {
-  console.log('🛑 - Dependabot PR - Do not build')
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
-const branch = process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF
-// Always build develop branch
-if (branch === 'develop') {
-  console.log('✅ - develop build - Proceed to build')
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-// Only build pull requests that made changes to lab
-if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID) {
-  try {
-    // we need to fetch develop in order to get the merge base
-    console.log('skip build version 1')
-    execSync(
-      `git remote add origin https://github.com/${process.env.VERCEL_GIT_REPO_OWNER}/${process.env.VERCEL_GIT_REPO_SLUG}.git`
-    )
-    execSync(`git fetch origin develop:develop --depth=10`)
-    execSync(
-      `until git merge-base develop HEAD > /dev/null; do git fetch origin develop:develop --deepen=1; done`
-    )
-    // now check for changes
-    const changes = execSync(
-      `git diff --name-only $(git merge-base develop HEAD) HEAD -- ../shared .`
-    ).toString()
-    if (changes) {
-      console.log('✅ - Lab Pull Request - Proceed to build')
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // just don't error out
-  }
-
-  console.log('🛑 - Pull Request made no changes to Lab - Do not build')
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
-console.log('🛑 - Unhandled case - Do not build')
-console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN: ${process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN}`)
-console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF: ${branch}`)
-process.exit(0)
+shouldSkipBuild('Lab')
diff --git a/sites/org/skip_build.mjs b/sites/org/skip_build.mjs
index 97961800451..3ca7d25041d 100755
--- a/sites/org/skip_build.mjs
+++ b/sites/org/skip_build.mjs
@@ -1,47 +1,3 @@
-import process from 'node:process'
-import { execSync } from 'child_process'
+import { shouldSkipBuild } from '../../scripts/skip-build-base.mjs'
 
-// Do not block production builds
-if (process.env.VERCEL_ENV === 'production') {
-  console.log('✅ - Production build - Proceed to build')
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-// Do not build dependabot PRs
-if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN === 'dependabot[bot]') {
-  console.log('🛑 - Dependebot PR - Do not build')
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
-const branch = process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF
-// Always build develop branch
-if (branch === 'develop') {
-  console.log('✅ - develop build - Proceed to build')
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-// Only build pull requests that made changes to org
-if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID) {
-  try {
-    // we need to fetch develop in order to get the merge base
-    execSync(`git fetch origin develop:develop --depth=1`)
-    // now check for changes
-    const changes = execSync(
-      `git diff --name-only $(git merge-base develop HEAD) HEAD -- ../shared .`
-    ).toString()
-    if (changes) {
-      console.log('✅ - Org Pull Request - Proceed to build')
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // just don't error out
-  }
-
-  console.log('🛑 - Pull Request made no changes to Org - Do not build')
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
-console.log('🛑 - Unhandled case - Do not build')
-console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN: ${process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN}`)
-console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF: ${branch}`)
-process.exit(0)
+shouldSkipBuild('Org')
diff --git a/sites/sanity/skip_build.mjs b/sites/sanity/skip_build.mjs
index 3b94b2cdc16..5092aa0a105 100755
--- a/sites/sanity/skip_build.mjs
+++ b/sites/sanity/skip_build.mjs
@@ -1,50 +1,7 @@
+import { shouldSkipBuild } from '../../scripts/skip-build-base.mjs'
 import process from 'node:process'
-import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 
 // For now, never build CMS
 process.exit(0)
 
-// Do not block production builds
-if (process.env.VERCEL_ENV === 'production') {
-  console.log('✅ - Production build - Proceed to build')
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-// Do not build dependabot PRs
-if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN === 'dependabot[bot]') {
-  console.log('🛑 - Dependebot PR - Do not build')
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
-const branch = process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF
-// Always build develop branch
-if (branch === 'develop') {
-  console.log('✅ - develop build - Proceed to build')
-  process.exit(1)
-}
-
-// Only build pull requests that made changes to sanity
-if (process.env.VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID) {
-  try {
-    // we need to fetch develop in order to get the merge base
-    execSync(`git fetch origin develop:develop --depth=1`)
-    // now check for changes
-    const changes = execSync(
-      `git diff --name-only $(git merge-base develop HEAD) HEAD -- .`
-    ).toString()
-    if (changes) {
-      console.log('✅ - Sanity Pull Request - Proceed to build')
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // just don't error out
-  }
-
-  console.log('🛑 - Pull Request made no changes to Sanity - Do not build')
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
-console.log('🛑 - Unhandled case - Do not build')
-console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN: ${process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN}`)
-console.log(`  VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF: ${branch}`)
-process.exit(0)
+shouldSkipBuild('Sanity', '.')