diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2e57983616223bfa49f1c465c91f70c2964a15ac..7d7cd428745c62512155d11f46f24da1227c0ac1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ build-custom-image:
   variables:
     IMAGE_COMMIT_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/eflows-airflow:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
     IMAGE_LATEST_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/eflows-airflow:latest
+    DOCKER_HOST: tcp://localhost:2375/
 
   script:
     - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY