diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 1bee59e45..c78784e88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ jobs:
         submodules: true
     - name: Build docker container
       run: |
-        docker pull $DOCKER_REGISTRY/$BASE_IMAGE:latest || true
+        eval "$BUILD"
         docker pull $DOCKER_REGISTRY/openpilot-docs:latest || true
         DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --cache-from $DOCKER_REGISTRY/openpilot-docs:latest -t $DOCKER_REGISTRY/openpilot-docs:latest -f docs/docker/Dockerfile .
     - name: Push docker container