diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_main.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_main.yml
index c4ab678..c41b693 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: build and test (docker-compose)
       run: |
         docker rm -f whoogle-search-nocompose
-        docker-compose up --detach
+        WHOOGLE_IMAGE="whoogle-search:test" docker-compose up --detach
         sleep 15
         docker exec whoogle-search curl -f http://localhost:5000/healthz || exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_tests.yml
index 7eabdd9..52d1222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_tests.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: build and test (docker-compose)
       run: |
         docker rm -f whoogle-search-nocompose
-        docker-compose up --detach
+        WHOOGLE_IMAGE="whoogle-search:test" docker-compose up --detach
         sleep 15
         docker exec whoogle-search curl -f http://localhost:5000/healthz || exit 1
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c26f412..676a03c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: "2.4"
 
 services:
   whoogle-search:
-    image: benbusby/whoogle-search
+    image: ${WHOOGLE_IMAGE:-benbusby/whoogle-search}
     container_name: whoogle-search
     restart: unless-stopped
     pids_limit: 50