diff --git a/lib/controllers/skill-infrastructure-controller/index.js b/lib/controllers/skill-infrastructure-controller/index.js
index 4870eb75..b651e4ce 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/skill-infrastructure-controller/index.js
+++ b/lib/controllers/skill-infrastructure-controller/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const MultiTasksView = require("../../view/multi-tasks-view");
 const Messenger = require("../../view/messenger");
 const hashUtils = require("../../utils/hash-utils");
 const stringUtils = require("../../utils/string-utils");
+const profileHelper = require("../../utils/profile-helper");
 const CONSTANTS = require("../../utils/constants");
 const {isAcSkill, syncManifest} = require("../../utils/ac-util");
 const acdl = require("@alexa/acdl");
@@ -314,17 +315,24 @@ module.exports = class SkillInfrastructureController {
    * @param {Function} callback
    */
   _ensureSkillManifestGotUpdated(callback) {
-    let skillMetaController;
+    let vendorId;
 
     try {
-      skillMetaController = new SkillMetadataController({profile: this.profile, doDebug: this.doDebug});
+      vendorId = profileHelper.resolveVendorId(this.profile);
     } catch (err) {
       return callback(err);
     }
 
-    skillMetaController.updateSkillManifest((err) => {
-      callback(err);
-    });
+    // deploy skill package if the skill manifest has file icon uri, otherwise update it
+    if (Manifest.getInstance().hasFileIconUri()) {
+      this.skillMetaController.deploySkillPackage(vendorId, this.ignoreHash, (err) => {
+        callback(err);
+      });
+    } else {
+      this.skillMetaController.updateSkillManifest((err) => {
+        callback(err);
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/model/manifest.js b/lib/model/manifest.js
index 8a2f28eb..468899da 100644
--- a/lib/model/manifest.js
+++ b/lib/model/manifest.js
@@ -128,4 +128,14 @@ module.exports = class Manifest extends ConfigFile {
   setEventsSubscriptions(subscriptions) {
     this.setProperty(["manifest", Manifest.endpointTypes.EVENTS, "subscriptions"], subscriptions);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns if skill manifest has file icon uri
+   * @return {Boolean}
+   */
+  hasFileIconUri() {
+    return Object.values(this.getPublishingLocales())
+      .flatMap((locale) => Object.entries(locale))
+      .some(([key, value]) => (key === "smallIconUri" || key === "largeIconUri") && value.startsWith("file://"));
+  }
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/skill-infrastructure-controller-test.js b/test/unit/controller/skill-infrastructure-controller-test.js
index bf9abc46..0f326fd9 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/skill-infrastructure-controller-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/skill-infrastructure-controller-test.js
@@ -763,40 +763,60 @@ describe("Controller test - skill infrastructure controller test", () => {
 
   describe("# test class method: _ensureSkillManifestGotUpdated", () => {
     const skillInfraController = new SkillInfrastructureController(TEST_CONFIGURATION);
+    let deploySkillPackageStub, updateSkillManifestStub;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      new ResourcesConfig(FIXTURE_RESOURCES_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
       new Manifest(FIXTURE_MANIFEST_FILE_PATH);
-      sinon.stub(fs, "writeFileSync");
+      deploySkillPackageStub = sinon.stub(SkillMetadataController.prototype, "deploySkillPackage").yields();
+      updateSkillManifestStub = sinon.stub(SkillMetadataController.prototype, "updateSkillManifest").yields();
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
-      ResourcesConfig.dispose();
       Manifest.dispose();
       sinon.restore();
     });
 
-    it("| update skill manifest fails, expect error called back", (done) => {
+    it("| resolve vendor id fails, expect error called back", (done) => {
+      // setup
+      const TEST_ERROR = new Error("error");
+      sinon.stub(profileHelper, "resolveVendorId").throws(TEST_ERROR);
+      // call
+      skillInfraController._ensureSkillManifestGotUpdated((err, res) => {
+        // verify
+        expect(res).equal(undefined);
+        expect(err).equal(TEST_ERROR);
+        expect(deploySkillPackageStub.calledOnce).equal(false);
+        expect(updateSkillManifestStub.calledOnce).equal(false);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("| skill manifest has no file icon uri, expect updateSkillManifest to be called with no error", (done) => {
       // setup
       sinon.stub(profileHelper, "resolveVendorId");
-      sinon.stub(SkillMetadataController.prototype, "updateSkillManifest").yields("error");
+      sinon.stub(Manifest.prototype, "hasFileIconUri").returns(false);
       // call
       skillInfraController._ensureSkillManifestGotUpdated((err, res) => {
         // verify
         expect(res).equal(undefined);
-        expect(err).equal("error");
+        expect(err).equal(undefined);
+        expect(deploySkillPackageStub.calledOnce).equal(false);
+        expect(updateSkillManifestStub.calledOnce).equal(true);
         done();
       });
     });
 
-    it("| update skill manifest succeeds, expect call back with no error", (done) => {
+    it("| skill manifest has file icon uri, expect deploySkillPackage to be called with no error", (done) => {
+      // setup
       sinon.stub(profileHelper, "resolveVendorId");
-      sinon.stub(SkillMetadataController.prototype, "updateSkillManifest").yields();
+      sinon.stub(Manifest.prototype, "hasFileIconUri").returns(true);
       // call
       skillInfraController._ensureSkillManifestGotUpdated((err, res) => {
         // verify
         expect(res).equal(undefined);
         expect(err).equal(undefined);
+        expect(deploySkillPackageStub.calledOnce).equal(true);
+        expect(updateSkillManifestStub.calledOnce).equal(false);
         done();
       });
     });
diff --git a/test/unit/model/manifest-test.js b/test/unit/model/manifest-test.js
index a9663acb..4fafc83b 100644
--- a/test/unit/model/manifest-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/model/manifest-test.js
@@ -211,5 +211,37 @@ describe("Model test - manifest file test", () => {
         Manifest.dispose();
       });
     });
+
+    describe("# verify function hasFileIconUri", () => {
+      it("| icon uri https path, expect false", () => {
+        new Manifest(MANIFEST_FILE);
+        Manifest.getInstance().setPublishingLocales({
+          "en-US": {
+            name: "skillName",
+            summary: "one sentence description",
+            description: "skill description",
+            smallIconUri: "https://some.url.com/images/en-US_smallIcon.png",
+            largeIconUri: "https://some.url.com/images/en-US_largeIconUri.png",
+          },
+        });
+        expect(Manifest.getInstance().hasFileIconUri()).equal(false);
+        Manifest.dispose();
+      });
+
+      it("| icon uri file path relative to skill package assets, expect true", () => {
+        new Manifest(MANIFEST_FILE);
+        Manifest.getInstance().setPublishingLocales({
+          "en-US": {
+            name: "skillName",
+            summary: "one sentence description",
+            description: "skill description",
+            smallIconUri: "file://assets/images/en-US_smallIcon.png",
+            largeIconUri: "file://assets/images/en-US_largeIconUri.png",
+          },
+        });
+        expect(Manifest.getInstance().hasFileIconUri()).equal(true);
+        Manifest.dispose();
+      });
+    });
   });
 });