diff --git a/dockerfiles/latex-builder/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/latex-builder/Dockerfile
index 053b8bacf299fb6a83ef364face0ae78a67d6194..18b989b0a31825a4698c5e8e784fa59421a02be5 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/latex-builder/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/latex-builder/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-ARG CI_AWE_IMAGE_BASE
-ARG CI_AWE_IMAGE_TAG
+# Set actual values are set in .gitlab-ci.yml when calling kaniko.
+# The defaults here are to assist building this image locally.
+ARG CI_AWE_IMAGE_BASE=registry.astro-wise.org/omegacen/ci-templates
+ARG CI_AWE_IMAGE_TAG=master
 
 # Note: building this image in GitLab CI will only work if the conda-builder image
-# is not already built for the revelant tag CI_AWE_IMAGE_TAG (set in .gitlab-ci.yml)
-# or if the conda-builder image is built along with this image.
+# is not already built for the revelant tag CI_AWE_IMAGE_TAG or if the
+# conda-builder image is built along with this image.
 FROM ${CI_AWE_IMAGE_BASE}/conda-builder:${CI_AWE_IMAGE_TAG}
 
 LABEL version="1.3"