diff --git a/.github/workflows/horizon.yml b/.github/workflows/horizon.yml
index 4b74154fd1..022c18c980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/horizon.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/horizon.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and test the Verify Range Docker image
         run: |
-          docker build -f services/horizon/docker/verify-range/Dockerfile -t stellar/horizon-verify-range services/horizon/docker/verify-range/
+          docker build --build-arg="GO_VERSION=$GO_VERSION" -f services/horizon/docker/verify-range/Dockerfile -t stellar/horizon-verify-range services/horizon/docker/verify-range/
           # Any range should do for basic testing, this range was chosen pretty early in history so that it only takes a few mins to run
           docker run -e BRANCH=$(git rev-parse HEAD) -e FROM=10000063 -e TO=10000127 stellar/horizon-verify-range
 
diff --git a/services/horizon/docker/verify-range/Dockerfile b/services/horizon/docker/verify-range/Dockerfile
index a433f001a0..6323870f38 100644
--- a/services/horizon/docker/verify-range/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/horizon/docker/verify-range/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04
 ARG GO_VERSION
 ARG STELLAR_CORE_VERSION 
 ENV STELLAR_CORE_VERSION=${STELLAR_CORE_VERSION:-*}
-ENV GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION:-*}
 # to remove tzdata interactive flow
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive