diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f49f690d1..ae4570622 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       ##########################################################################
       - name: Admin | Build `test` image
         run: |
-          docker build --target test -t "gradido/admin:test" admin/
+          docker build --target test -t "gradido/admin:test" admin/ --build-arg NODE_ENV="test"
           docker save "gradido/admin:test" > /tmp/admin.tar
       - name: Upload Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
diff --git a/admin/Dockerfile b/admin/Dockerfile
index 44ee4850c..41f986f87 100644
--- a/admin/Dockerfile
+++ b/admin/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ENV BUILD_VERSION="0.0.0.0"
 ## We cannot do `$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)` here so we default to 0000000
 ENV BUILD_COMMIT="0000000"
 ## SET NODE_ENV
-ENV NODE_ENV="production"
+ARG NODE_ENV="production"
 ## App relevant Envs
 ENV PORT="8080"