diff --git a/Dockerfile.production b/Dockerfile.production
index 0bbb2a47..025fc53b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.production
+++ b/Dockerfile.production
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Production Dockerfile - Multi-Stage Build
 
+ARG RUNTIME_IMAGE=runtime-base
+
 # Stage: Composer Dependencies (Production)
 FROM php:8.5.0RC3-fpm AS composer-deps-production
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ RUN echo "apc.enable_cli=1" >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-apcu.ini
 COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
 
 # Stage: Production Runtime
-ARG RUNTIME_IMAGE=runtime-base
 FROM ${RUNTIME_IMAGE} AS production
 
 # Set working directory