diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/fedocal/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/fedocal/templates/buildconfig.yml
index 1c4dd34b4f..294f8ffc25 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/fedocal/templates/buildconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/fedocal/templates/buildconfig.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ spec:
       from:
         kind: ImageStreamTag
         namespace: openshift
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
         name: python:3.11-ubi9
+{% else %}
+        name: python:3.6
+{% endif %}
   triggers:
   - type: ConfigChange
   - type: ImageChange