diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-render-deplyoment-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-render-deplyoment-image.yaml
index 424590da2..c4cc232bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-render-deplyoment-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-render-deplyoment-image.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ jobs:
   push_to_registries:
     name: Push Docker image to DockerHub for use on Render.com deployments
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      STORAGE_DIR: /storage
     permissions:
       packages: write
       contents: read
@@ -38,3 +36,5 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: |
+            "STORAGE_DIR=/storage"