diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f68f0b8807f9dda2ad1a81bd3ca088396275f886..272cf189fec6ccd3cb7f190236a6d35976441027 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ARG BASE_URL=/
-
 ### Stage Install ###
 FROM node:19.5-bullseye-slim as install
 
@@ -41,10 +39,15 @@ CMD [ "node", "server/index.mjs"]
 
 ### STAGE: Generate ###
 FROM node:19.5-bullseye-slim as generate
+ARG BASE_URL=/
+
+RUN echo "base_url"
+RUN echo ${BASE_URL}
 
 ENV NUXT_APP_BASE_URL=${BASE_URL}
 RUN echo "the base url env var"
 RUN echo ${NUXT_APP_BASE_URL}
+
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY --from=install /usr/src/app ./
 COPY . /usr/src/app