diff --git a/build-image.sh b/build-image.sh
index f35872d..0337eab 100644
--- a/build-image.sh
+++ b/build-image.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ set -x
 
 docker --version
 docker run --privileged --rm tonistiigi/binfmt --install all
-export DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled # prevents "docker: 'buildx' is not a docker command."
+export DOCKER_BUILD_KIT=1
+export DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=1 # prevents "docker: 'buildx' is not a docker command."
+docker buildx version # ensures buildx is enabled
 docker buildx create --use # prevents: error: multiple platforms feature is currently not supported for docker driver. Please switch to a different driver (eg. "docker buildx create --use")
 docker buildx build "$project_root" \
   --file "image/Dockerfile" \