diff --git a/codepot/docker/Makefile.am b/codepot/docker/Makefile.am
index 9ab33a6d..54b292ca 100644
--- a/codepot/docker/Makefile.am
+++ b/codepot/docker/Makefile.am
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
+DOCKER ?= docker
+
 all:
 	@echo "Choose one of the following targets:"
 	@echo "  rocky84 ubnt2004"
 
 ubnt2004: @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz
-	docker build -t codepot:ubnt20.04 -f @srcdir/Dockerfile.ubnt2004 @srcdir@
+	$(DOCKER) build -t codepot:ubnt20.04 -f @srcdir/Dockerfile.ubnt2004 @srcdir@ || true
 	rm -f @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz
 
 rocky84: @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz
-	docker build -t codepot:rocky8.4 -f @srcdir@/Dockerfile.rocky84 @srcdir@
+	$(DOCKER) build -t codepot:rocky8.4 -f @srcdir@/Dockerfile.rocky84 @srcdir@ || true
 	rm -f @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz
 
 @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz:
diff --git a/codepot/docker/Makefile.in b/codepot/docker/Makefile.in
index 703613af..091f2d67 100644
--- a/codepot/docker/Makefile.in
+++ b/codepot/docker/Makefile.in
@@ -407,16 +407,18 @@ uninstall-am:
 
 .PRECIOUS: Makefile
 
+DOCKER ?= docker
+
 all:
 	@echo "Choose one of the following targets:"
 	@echo "  rocky84 ubnt2004"
 
 ubnt2004: @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz
-	docker build -t codepot:ubnt20.04 -f @srcdir/Dockerfile.ubnt2004 @srcdir@
+	$(DOCKER) build -t codepot:ubnt20.04 -f @srcdir/Dockerfile.ubnt2004 @srcdir@ || true
 	rm -f @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz
 
 rocky84: @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz
-	docker build -t codepot:rocky8.4 -f @srcdir@/Dockerfile.rocky84 @srcdir@
+	$(DOCKER) build -t codepot:rocky8.4 -f @srcdir@/Dockerfile.rocky84 @srcdir@ || true
 	rm -f @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz
 
 @srcdir@/codepot-@VERSION@.tar.gz: