diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1890d279505824dda6cb5403625f01c4c6d80bc0..70ded08a08de020a8b6201bccffe85a232cca306 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+ARG BASE_REGISTRY=registry1.dso.mil
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=ironbank/opensource/r/r-studio
+ARG BASE_TAG=latest
+
 FROM registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/aiml/python/python-r-ai as base
-FROM registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/r/r-studio as final
+
+FROM ${BASE_REGISTRY}/${BASE_IMAGE}:${BASE_TAG}
 
 COPY --from=base /usr/local/bin/ /usr/local/bin/
 COPY --from=base /usr/local/lib/ /usr/local/lib/