diff --git a/release/docker/Dockerfile b/release/docker/Dockerfile
index 4052d59909..04d040e353 100644
--- a/release/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/release/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ARG CONFIG_FILEPATH
 ARG ARCHIVE_FILE
 ARG ARCHIVE_FILE_UNPACKED
 
-ENV DATA_PREPPER_PATH /usr/share/data-prepper
+ENV DATA_PREPPER_PATH=/usr/share/data-prepper
 ENV ENV_CONFIG_FILEPATH=$CONFIG_FILEPATH
 ENV ENV_PIPELINE_FILEPATH=$PIPELINE_FILEPATH