diff --git a/docker/build b/docker/build
index f3966951f8b..95cfbc43dec 100755
--- a/docker/build
+++ b/docker/build
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ set -e
 # This script builds the Docker container, seeds the app with sample data, and logs the screen output.
 
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S-%3N`
-docker/build-log 2>&1 | tee log/build-$DATE.log
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+	docker/build-log $1 2>&1 | tee log/build-$DATE.log
+else
+	docker/build-log 2>&1 | tee log/build-$DATE.log
+fi
 docker/seed 2>&1 | tee log/seed-$DATE.log
diff --git a/docker/build-log b/docker/build-log
index d2cbc2fa759..5a30056ac8b 100755
--- a/docker/build-log
+++ b/docker/build-log
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ wait
 echo '###########################'
 echo 'BEGIN: docker compose build'
 echo '###########################'
-docker compose build # Set up the Docker containers
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+	docker compose build $1 . # Set up the Docker containers
+else
+	docker compose build # Set up the Docker containers
+fi
+docker compose build $1 # Set up the Docker containers
 echo '##############################'
 echo 'FINISHED: docker compose build'
 echo '##############################'