diff --git a/doc/multinode.rst b/doc/multinode.rst
index 24938edaf6..b88a248ff2 100644
--- a/doc/multinode.rst
+++ b/doc/multinode.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ Configure Docker on all nodes
 .. note:: As the subtitle for this section implies, these steps should be
           applied to all nodes, not just the deployment node.
 
+The ``start-registry`` script configures a docker registry that proxies Kolla
+images from Docker Hub, and can also be used with custom built images (see
+:doc:`image-building`).
+
 After starting the registry, it is necessary to instruct Docker that it will
 be communicating with an insecure registry. To enable insecure registry
 communication on CentOS, modify the ``/etc/sysconfig/docker`` file to contain
diff --git a/tools/start-registry b/tools/start-registry
index 7c29e13a12..cb97151497 100755
--- a/tools/start-registry
+++ b/tools/start-registry
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ docker run -d \
     --restart=always \
     -p 5000:5000 \
     -v registry:/var/lib/registry \
+    -e REGISTRY_PROXY_REMOTEURL=https://registry-1.docker.io \
     registry:2