diff --git a/app/build_containers.py b/app/build_containers.py
index 1ed3cb16..0a8a2636 100644
--- a/app/build_containers.py
+++ b/app/build_containers.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_rebuild, extra_build_args):
         "CERC_CONTAINER_BASE_DIR": container_build_dir,
         "CERC_HOST_UID": f"{os.getuid()}",
         "CERC_HOST_GID": f"{os.getgid()}",
-        "DOCKER_BUILDKIT": "0"
+        "DOCKER_BUILDKIT": config("DOCKER_BUILDKIT", default="0")
     }
     container_build_env.update({"CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG": "true"} if debug else {})
     container_build_env.update({"CERC_FORCE_REBUILD": "true"} if force_rebuild else {})