diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh
index 13a15600..a11828a4 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ if [ ! -f "package.dist" ]; then
   cp package.json package.dist
 fi
 
+CUR_NEXT_VERSION="`jq -r '.dependencies.next' package.json`"
+
 if [ "$CERC_NEXT_VERSION" != "keep" ] && [ "$CUR_NEXT_VERSION" != "$CERC_NEXT_VERSION" ]; then
   echo "Changing 'next' version specifier from '$CUR_NEXT_VERSION' to '$CERC_NEXT_VERSION' (set with '--extra-build-args \"--build-arg CERC_NEXT_VERSION=$CERC_NEXT_VERSION\"')"
   cat package.json | jq ".dependencies.next = \"$CERC_NEXT_VERSION\"" > package.json.$$