diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8cbb615bac56ebdc9e0ff9b5ee4b89efaa9581a7..4626c0ef8821db9d59c3388802bd5e7520581b85 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ stages:
   - build
 
 build_images:
+  image: $BUILD_DOCKER_IMAGE
   stage: build
   before_script:
     - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY