diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_manual b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_manual
index 8b365fcdcc..28aa4baff3 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_manual
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile.test_manual
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ COPY ./tools/regtesting ./tools/regtesting
 COPY ./tools/manual ./tools/manual
 COPY ./tools/input_editing ./tools/input_editing
 COPY ./tools/docker/scripts/test_manual.sh .
-RUN ./test_manual.sh 2>&1 | tee report.log
+ARG ADD_EDIT_LINKS=yes
+RUN ./test_manual.sh "${ADD_EDIT_LINKS}" 2>&1 | tee report.log
 
 # Output the report if the image is old and was therefore pulled from the build cache.
 CMD cat $(find ./report.log -mmin +10) | sed '/^Summary:/ s/$/ (cached)/'
diff --git a/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py b/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
index 78d77bddbe..cc1f240040 100755
--- a/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
+++ b/tools/docker/generate_dockerfiles.py
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ def manual() -> str:
 COPY ./tools/manual ./tools/manual
 COPY ./tools/input_editing ./tools/input_editing
 COPY ./tools/docker/scripts/test_manual.sh .
-RUN ./test_manual.sh 2>&1 | tee report.log
+ARG ADD_EDIT_LINKS=yes
+RUN ./test_manual.sh "${{ADD_EDIT_LINKS}}" 2>&1 | tee report.log
 """
         + print_cached_report()
     )
diff --git a/tools/docker/scripts/test_manual.sh b/tools/docker/scripts/test_manual.sh
index 22fc987a29..82c5649d3f 100755
--- a/tools/docker/scripts/test_manual.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/scripts/test_manual.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 # author: Ole Schuett
 
+if (($# != 1)); then
+  echo "Usage: test_manual.sh <ADD_EDIT_LINKS>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+ADD_EDIT_LINKS=$1
+
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source /opt/cp2k-toolchain/install/setup
 
@@ -42,7 +49,7 @@ set +e # disable error trapping for remainder of script
   set -e                            # abort if error is encountered
   sed -i 's/\x0/?/g' cp2k_input.xml # replace null bytes which would crash saxon
   SAXON="java -jar /usr/share/java/Saxon-HE.jar"
-  $SAXON -o:index.html ./cp2k_input.xml ${TOOLS}/manual/cp2k_input.xsl add_edit_links=yes
+  $SAXON -o:index.html ./cp2k_input.xml ${TOOLS}/manual/cp2k_input.xsl add_edit_links="${ADD_EDIT_LINKS}"
   $SAXON -o:cp2k.vim ./cp2k_input.xml ${TOOLS}/input_editing/vim/vim.xsl
 )
 EXIT_CODE=$?