diff --git a/cloudknot/dockerimage.py b/cloudknot/dockerimage.py
index 3b06b9d..9d0c3ca 100644
--- a/cloudknot/dockerimage.py
+++ b/cloudknot/dockerimage.py
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ def build(self, tags, image_name=None, nocache=False):
                 rm=True,
                 forcerm=True,
                 nocache=nocache,
+                platform="linux/amd64",
             )
 
         # Update the config file images list
diff --git a/cloudknot/templates/Dockerfile.template b/cloudknot/templates/Dockerfile.template
index 24ad63c..22b0f86 100644
--- a/cloudknot/templates/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/cloudknot/templates/Dockerfile.template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 # Use official python base image
-FROM ${base_image} --platform=linux/amd64
+FROM ${base_image}
 
 # Install python dependencies
 COPY requirements.txt /tmp/