diff --git a/bin/commands/runs.js b/bin/commands/runs.js
index 79282b73..57ed58d1 100644
--- a/bin/commands/runs.js
+++ b/bin/commands/runs.js
@@ -263,7 +263,15 @@ module.exports = function run(args, rawArgs) {
 
             let test_zip_size = utils.fetchZipSize(path.join(process.cwd(), config.fileName));
             let npm_zip_size = utils.fetchZipSize(path.join(process.cwd(), config.packageFileName));
-            let node_modules_size = await utils.fetchFolderSize(path.join(process.cwd(), "node_modules"))            
+            let node_modules_size = await utils.fetchFolderSize(path.join(process.cwd(), "node_modules"));
+
+            if (Constants.turboScaleObj.enabled) {
+              // Note: Calculating md5 here for turboscale force-upload so that we don't need to re-calculate at hub         
+              let zip_md5sum = await checkUploaded.checkSpecsMd5(bsConfig.run_settings, args, {markBlockStart, markBlockEnd});
+              let npm_package_md5sum = await checkUploaded.checkPackageMd5(bsConfig.run_settings);
+              Object.assign(md5data, { npm_package_md5sum });
+              Object.assign(md5data, { zip_md5sum });
+            }
             
             //Package diff
             let isPackageDiff = false;
diff --git a/bin/helpers/checkUploaded.js b/bin/helpers/checkUploaded.js
index fa5926f7..68588d45 100644
--- a/bin/helpers/checkUploaded.js
+++ b/bin/helpers/checkUploaded.js
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ const crypto = require('crypto'),
 
 const checkSpecsMd5 = (runSettings, args, instrumentBlocks) => {
   return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
-    if (args["force-upload"]) {
-      return resolve("force-upload");
-    }
     let cypressFolderPath = undefined;
     if (runSettings.home_directory) {
       cypressFolderPath = runSettings.home_directory;
@@ -166,4 +163,8 @@ const checkUploadedMd5 = (bsConfig, args, instrumentBlocks) => {
   });
 };
 
-exports.checkUploadedMd5 = checkUploadedMd5;
+module.exports = {
+  checkSpecsMd5,
+  checkPackageMd5,
+  checkUploadedMd5
+};