diff --git a/bin/docker-image-tool.sh b/bin/docker-image-tool.sh
index 4f66137eb1c7a..efaf09e74c405 100755
--- a/bin/docker-image-tool.sh
+++ b/bin/docker-image-tool.sh
@@ -154,10 +154,11 @@ function build {
   fi
 
   local BINDING_BUILD_ARGS=(
-    ${BUILD_PARAMS}
+    ${BUILD_ARGS[@]}
     --build-arg
     base_img=$(image_ref spark)
   )
+
   local BASEDOCKERFILE=${BASEDOCKERFILE:-"kubernetes/dockerfiles/spark/Dockerfile"}
   local PYDOCKERFILE=${PYDOCKERFILE:-false}
   local RDOCKERFILE=${RDOCKERFILE:-false}
diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/R/Dockerfile b/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/R/Dockerfile
index 9ded57c655104..34d449c9f08b9 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/R/Dockerfile
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/R/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #
 
 ARG base_img
-ARG spark_uid=185
 
 FROM $base_img
 WORKDIR /
@@ -35,4 +34,5 @@ WORKDIR /opt/spark/work-dir
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/opt/entrypoint.sh" ]
 
 # Specify the User that the actual main process will run as
+ARG spark_uid=185
 USER ${spark_uid}
diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/python/Dockerfile b/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/python/Dockerfile
index 36b91eb9a3aac..5044900d1d8a6 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/bindings/python/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #
 
 ARG base_img
-ARG spark_uid=185
 
 FROM $base_img
 WORKDIR /
@@ -46,4 +45,5 @@ WORKDIR /opt/spark/work-dir
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/opt/entrypoint.sh" ]
 
 # Specify the User that the actual main process will run as
+ARG spark_uid=185
 USER ${spark_uid}