diff --git a/containers/docker/Makefile b/containers/docker/Makefile
index 010286f61498511f235e04580a16606a76f9844a..1cc2c7ba429d32fbfb86d007c6a1869752ba5c6f 100644
--- a/containers/docker/Makefile
+++ b/containers/docker/Makefile
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ tag-alt-version: ## Generate container `{version}` tag
 # ==========================================================================
 #
 login: ## Auto login to AWS-ECR unsing aws-cli
-	@docker login $(REG_NAME) -u $(REG_USER) -p $(REG_TOKEN)
+	docker login $(REG_NAME) -u $(REG_USER) -p $(REG_TOKEN)
 
-release: build publish ## Make a release by building and publishing the `{version}` ans `latest` tagged containers to ECR
+release: build-nc publish ## Make a release by building and publishing the `{version}` ans `latest` tagged containers to ECR
 
 publish: login publish-latest #publish-version ## Publish the `{version}` ans `latest` tagged containers to ECR
 
diff --git a/containers/docker/config.env b/containers/docker/config.env
index 52fc8365364f993a2a418c20fcfb633504e2a05d..2828dff2a3f6c271fa161b0d7615fb3364abfe67 100644
--- a/containers/docker/config.env
+++ b/containers/docker/config.env
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ PORT=4000
 REG_TOKEN ?= ${CI_IMAGE_BUILD_PAT}
 REG_USER  ?= whit
 REG_NAME  ?= eicweb.phy.anl.gov:4567
+REG_HOST  ?= eicweb.phy.anl.gov
 
 # name of alternate build: 
 # Dockerfile.$(ALT_NAME) --> $(APP_NAME)_${ALT_NAME}