diff --git a/archetype/engine-v2/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/archetype/engine/v2/ArchetypeEngineV2.java b/archetype/engine-v2/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/archetype/engine/v2/ArchetypeEngineV2.java
index c7f2dfcaf..035659939 100644
--- a/archetype/engine-v2/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/archetype/engine/v2/ArchetypeEngineV2.java
+++ b/archetype/engine-v2/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/archetype/engine/v2/ArchetypeEngineV2.java
@@ -58,9 +58,15 @@ private ArchetypeEngineV2(Builder builder) {
     /**
      * Generate a project.
      *
+     * @param externalValues external values
+     * @param externalDefaults external defaults
+     * @param directorySupplier directory supplier
      * @return output directory
      */
-    public Path generate() {
+    public Path generate(Map<String, String> externalValues,
+                         Map<String, String> externalDefaults,
+                         Function<String, Path> directorySupplier) {
+
         Context context = Context.builder()
                                  .cwd(cwd)
                                  .externalValues(externalValues)
@@ -94,6 +100,15 @@ public Path generate() {
         return directory;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Generate a project.
+     *
+     * @return output directory
+     */
+    public Path generate() {
+        return generate(externalValues, externalDefaults, directorySupplier);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a new builder.
      *
diff --git a/archetype/engine-v2/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/archetype/engine/v2/util/OptimizedWalker.java b/archetype/engine-v2/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/archetype/engine/v2/util/OptimizedWalker.java
index 1f78230a2..6faec44d2 100644
--- a/archetype/engine-v2/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/archetype/engine/v2/util/OptimizedWalker.java
+++ b/archetype/engine-v2/src/main/java/io/helidon/build/archetype/engine/v2/util/OptimizedWalker.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import io.helidon.build.archetype.engine.v2.Walker;
 import io.helidon.build.archetype.engine.v2.ast.Block;
+import io.helidon.build.archetype.engine.v2.ast.Condition;
 import io.helidon.build.archetype.engine.v2.ast.DeclaredBlock;
 import io.helidon.build.archetype.engine.v2.ast.Invocation;
 import io.helidon.build.archetype.engine.v2.ast.Node;
@@ -116,6 +117,14 @@ public Node.VisitResult postVisitBlock(Block block, Void arg) {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Node.VisitResult visitCondition(Condition condition, Void arg) {
+        if (isSkipped(condition.then())) {
+            return Node.VisitResult.SKIP_SUBTREE;
+        }
+        return condition.accept(visitor, this.visitorArg);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Node.VisitResult visitAny(Node node, Void arg) {
         if (isSkipped(node)) {
diff --git a/archetype/engine-v2/src/test/resources/compiler/empty-script/main.xml b/archetype/engine-v2/src/test/resources/compiler/empty-script/main.xml
index 7949f717e..e12c53c65 100644
--- a/archetype/engine-v2/src/test/resources/compiler/empty-script/main.xml
+++ b/archetype/engine-v2/src/test/resources/compiler/empty-script/main.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+    Copyright (c) 2022, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 
     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <inputs>
             <enum id="enum1" name="Enum1">
                 <option value="enum1-value1" name="Enum1Value1">
-                    <exec src="script1.xml"/>
+                    <exec src="script1.xml" if="true"/>
                 </option>
                 <option value="enum1-value2" name="Enum1Value2"/>
             </enum>