diff --git a/ui/.dockerignore b/ui/.dockerignore
index 72e9aa425..ac556e64f 100644
--- a/ui/.dockerignore
+++ b/ui/.dockerignore
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ node_modules
 npm-debug.log
 README.md
 .next
-.git
\ No newline at end of file
+.git
+.env.*
diff --git a/ui/Dockerfile b/ui/Dockerfile
index 2fbf1e4a1..60b884530 100644
--- a/ui/Dockerfile
+++ b/ui/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+ARG log_level=info
+ARG console_mode=read-only
+
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/nodejs-18 AS deps
 USER 0
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -19,8 +22,8 @@ COPY . .
 ARG backend_url=http://example
 ARG console_metrics_prometheus_url=http://example
 ARG nextauth_secret=examplesecret
-ARG log_level=info
-ARG console_mode=read-only
+ARG log_level
+ARG console_mode
 
 ENV BACKEND_URL=$backend_url
 ENV CONSOLE_METRICS_PROMETHEUS_URL=$console_metrics_prometheus_url
@@ -38,6 +41,13 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 COPY --from=builder --chown=1001:1001 /app/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder --chown=1001:1001 /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 
+ARG log_level
+ARG console_mode
+
+# Ensure set to some default for runtime
+ENV LOG_LEVEL=$log_level
+ENV CONSOLE_MODE=$console_mode
+
 USER 1001
 
 EXPOSE 3000