diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5319469a..a7b64b05 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stages:
   - chmod +x /usr/local/bin/earthly
   - earthly bootstrap
   - echo $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD | docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER --password-stdin $CI_REGISTRY
-  - test "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" != "veilid/veilid" && project_args="--CI_PROJECT_PATH=$CI_PROJECT_PATH"
+  - test "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" != "veilid/veilid" && project_args="--CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE=$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE"
 
 # Create the build container if:
 #  - no container in the registry
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ build_cache:
   extends: .base
   stage: prepare
   script:
-    - if ! docker manifest inspect registry.gitlab.com/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/build-cache:latest > /dev/null || [[ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "schedule" ]] || [[ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "web" ]] ; then
+    - if ! docker manifest inspect $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/build-cache:latest > /dev/null || [[ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "schedule" ]] || [[ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "web" ]] ; then
     -   *earthly_setup
     -   earthly --use-inline-cache --save-inline-cache --strict --push -P +build-linux-cache $project_args
     - else
diff --git a/Earthfile b/Earthfile
index a7d173cc..85c56494 100644
--- a/Earthfile
+++ b/Earthfile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ VERSION 0.7
 ########################################################################################################################
 ## ARGUMENTS
 ##
-## CI_PROJECT_PATH - used so that forks can refer to themselves, e.g. to use the fork's own registry cache in the
-## `+build-linux-cache` target, and defaulting to `veilid/veilid` if not specified
+## CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE - used so that forks can refer to themselves, e.g. to use the fork's own registry cache in the
+## `+build-linux-cache` target, and defaulting to `registry.gitlab.com/veilid/veilid` if not specified
 ##
 ## BASE - tells the build whether it should run in the default mode which runs the complete build, or run by starting
 ## with the remote `container` value which uses `build-cache:latest` as set up in the projects Container Registry
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ build-linux-cache:
     RUN cargo chef cook --recipe-path recipe.json
     RUN echo $PROJECT_PATH
     SAVE ARTIFACT target
-    ARG CI_PROJECT_PATH=veilid/veilid
-    SAVE IMAGE --push registry.gitlab.com/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/build-cache:latest
+    ARG CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE=registry.gitlab.com/veilid/veilid
+    SAVE IMAGE --push $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/build-cache:latest
 
 code-linux:
     # This target will either use the full earthly cache of local use (+build-linux-cache), or will use a containerized
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ code-linux:
     IF [ "$BASE" = "local" ]
         FROM +build-linux-cache
     ELSE
-        ARG CI_PROJECT_PATH=veilid/veilid
-        FROM registry.gitlab.com/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/build-cache:latest
+        ARG CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE=registry.gitlab.com/veilid/veilid
+        FROM $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/build-cache:latest
         # FROM registry.gitlab.com/veilid/build-cache:latest
     END
     COPY --dir .cargo files scripts veilid-cli veilid-core veilid-server veilid-tools veilid-flutter veilid-wasm Cargo.lock Cargo.toml /veilid