diff --git a/apps/cic-staff-client/Dockerfile b/apps/cic-staff-client/Dockerfile
index d1843d11..a346b8a7 100644
--- a/apps/cic-staff-client/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/cic-staff-client/Dockerfile
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ RUN npm install
 
 COPY . .
 
-ARG BUILD_ENV="production"
+ARG FRONTEND_ENV="production"
 
 # running build script
-RUN npm run build:${BUILD_ENV}
+RUN npm run build:${FRONTEND_ENV}
 
 ### STAGE 2: Setup ###
 # defining nginx image version
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index af970163..250aaec1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./apps/cic-staff-client
       args:
-        BUILD_ENV: prod
+        FRONTEND_ENV: prod
     deploy:
       labels:
         - traefik.enable=true