diff --git a/docker/ci/x86_64/docker_push.sh b/docker/ci/x86_64/docker_push.sh
index 771ea8786..e8b103fac 100644
--- a/docker/ci/x86_64/docker_push.sh
+++ b/docker/ci/x86_64/docker_push.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 DOCKER_TAG=$1
 
 # must build the image from dist directory
+echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
 docker build -t stashapp/stash:$DOCKER_TAG -f ./docker/ci/x86_64/Dockerfile ./dist
 
-echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
 docker push stashapp/stash:$DOCKER_TAG