diff --git a/app/data/container-build/default-build.sh b/app/data/container-build/default-build.sh
index 3d5d9919..c52dd043 100755
--- a/app/data/container-build/default-build.sh
+++ b/app/data/container-build/default-build.sh
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ fi
 image_tag=$1
 build_dir=$2
 echo "Building ${image_tag} in ${build_dir}"
-docker build -t ${image_tag} ${build_dir}
+docker build -t ${image_tag} --build-arg CERC_HOST_UID=${CERC_HOST_UID} --build-arg CERC_HOST_GID=${CERC_HOST_GID} ${build_dir}