diff --git a/packages/dashmate/Dockerfile b/packages/dashmate/Dockerfile
index 40e86e888a9..0eae41df61d 100644
--- a/packages/dashmate/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/dashmate/Dockerfile
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ FROM node:16-alpine3.16
 
 ARG NODE_ENV=production
 ENV NODE_ENV ${NODE_ENV}
-ENV DASHMATE_HELPER=1
 
 RUN apk update && \
     apk --no-cache upgrade && \
diff --git a/packages/dashmate/docker/entrypoint.sh b/packages/dashmate/docker/entrypoint.sh
index d6fe6946d9a..d6a1d69ad5c 100755
--- a/packages/dashmate/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/packages/dashmate/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ fi
 
 echo "Starting with: USERNAME: $USERNAME, UID: $USER_ID, GID: $GROUP_ID, USER: $USERNAME, GROUP: $GROUP"
 
-exec su - $USERNAME -c "cd /platform;$*"
+exec su - $USERNAME -c "cd /platform;DASHMATE_HELPER=1 $*"