diff --git a/scripts/admin/publish-meteor-tool-on-arch.sh b/scripts/admin/publish-meteor-tool-on-arch.sh
index 688ba49647..b0afb37658 100755
--- a/scripts/admin/publish-meteor-tool-on-arch.sh
+++ b/scripts/admin/publish-meteor-tool-on-arch.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ END
     trap - EXIT
   else
     echo "${green}Publishing from Windowsy platform.${NC}"
-    
+
     parse_keys
 
     echo "${green}Going to ssh into machine running $PLATFORM and publish the release${NC}"
@@ -90,8 +90,14 @@ END
       ssh $USERNAME@$HOST -oUserKnownHostsFile=$TEMP_KEY -p $PORT -i $TEMP_PRIV_KEY "cmd /c echo $line>> C:\\publish-tool.bat" 2>/dev/null
     done 10< $BAT_FILENAME
 
-    # run the batch script to publish the meteor tool
-    ssh $USERNAME@$HOST -oUserKnownHostsFile=$TEMP_KEY -p $PORT -i $TEMP_PRIV_KEY "cmd /c C:\\publish-tool.bat"
+    # since running the script remotely fails for an unknown reason, we just
+    # prompt user to run this generated script themselves
+    echo "*******************************************************************"
+    echo "* You will be dropped into remote Windows host's ssh prompt."
+    echo "* (Look at the top of your window, the output might be weirdly overlaying your terminal)"
+    echo "* Please run the C:\\publish-tool.bat script to publish the release."
+    echo "*******************************************************************"
+    ssh $USERNAME@$HOST -oUserKnownHostsFile=$TEMP_KEY -p $PORT -i $TEMP_PRIV_KEY 2> /dev/null
 
     trap - EXIT
   fi