diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 368f7a9d..2c9b9659 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #
 
 ARG DOCKER_REGISTRY
-FROM  ${DOCKER_REGISTRY:+$DOCKER_REGISTRY/}openjdk:11-jdk
+ARG JAVA_TYPE
+FROM  ${DOCKER_REGISTRY:+$DOCKER_REGISTRY/}${JAVA_TYPE:+$JAVA_TYPE}:11-jdk
 RUN mkdir /zu
 COPY zu /zu
 WORKDIR /zu