diff --git a/tools/airship-in-a-pod/artifact-setup/Dockerfile b/tools/airship-in-a-pod/artifact-setup/Dockerfile
index 8fbd23654..330529f01 100644
--- a/tools/airship-in-a-pod/artifact-setup/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/airship-in-a-pod/artifact-setup/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM quay.io/airshipit/aiap-base:latest
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/airshipit/aiap-base:latest
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 
 SHELL ["bash", "-exc"]
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
diff --git a/tools/airship-in-a-pod/infra-builder/Dockerfile b/tools/airship-in-a-pod/infra-builder/Dockerfile
index 83abbdc20..543c973d1 100644
--- a/tools/airship-in-a-pod/infra-builder/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/airship-in-a-pod/infra-builder/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM quay.io/airshipit/aiap-base:latest
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/airshipit/aiap-base:latest
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 
 SHELL ["bash", "-exc"]
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
diff --git a/tools/airship-in-a-pod/libvirt/Dockerfile b/tools/airship-in-a-pod/libvirt/Dockerfile
index 033010343..59029b3e5 100644
--- a/tools/airship-in-a-pod/libvirt/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/airship-in-a-pod/libvirt/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM quay.io/airshipit/aiap-base:latest
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/airshipit/aiap-base:latest
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 
 SHELL ["bash", "-exc"]
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
diff --git a/tools/airship-in-a-pod/runner/Dockerfile b/tools/airship-in-a-pod/runner/Dockerfile
index 952f3dcf9..290d8da50 100644
--- a/tools/airship-in-a-pod/runner/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/airship-in-a-pod/runner/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM quay.io/airshipit/aiap-base:latest
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=quay.io/airshipit/aiap-base:latest
+FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 
 SHELL ["bash", "-exc"]
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive