diff --git a/crates/daemons/searchd/Dockerfile b/crates/daemons/searchd/Dockerfile
index ff6af6a3..4a391fdc 100644
--- a/crates/daemons/searchd/Dockerfile
+++ b/crates/daemons/searchd/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Build Stage
-FROM ghcr.io/stoatchat/base:latest AS builder
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=ghcr.io/stoatchat/base:latest
+FROM $BASE_IMAGE AS builder
 FROM debian:12 AS debian
 
 # Bundle Stage