[JENKINS-44836] Docker inspect failing on FROM statements with ARG

Docker 17.05 introduced the ability to use ARG values in FROM statements. See the release notes or pr.

 

For example

ARG BASE_IMAGE=centos:centos7

FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}

 

Using docker.build from the docker workflow plugin will fail with the following exception if the Dockerfile uses ARG values in its FROM statement...

 

java.io.IOException: Cannot retrieve .Id from 'docker inspect${BASE_IMAGE}'

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.client.DockerClient.inspectRequiredField(DockerClient.java:193)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.FromFingerprintStep$Execution.run(FromFingerprintStep.java:119)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.FromFingerprintStep$Execution.run(FromFingerprintStep.java:75)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.AbstractSynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution$1$1.call(AbstractSynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.java:47)

	at hudson.security.ACL.impersonate(ACL.java:260)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.AbstractSynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution$1.run(AbstractSynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.java:44)

	at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)

	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)

	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)

	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)

	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

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Originally reported by philster_jenkins, imported from: Docker inspect failing on FROM statements with ARG

• assignee: christophlinder
  
• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): docker-workflow-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 6
  
• watchers: 10
  
• imported: 2025-12-07
  

Raw content of original issue

Docker 17.05 introduced the ability to use ARG values in FROM statements. See the release notes or pr.


 


For example



ARG BASE_IMAGE=centos:centos7

FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}



 


Using docker.build from the docker workflow plugin will fail with the following exception if the Dockerfile uses ARG values in its FROM statement...


 



java.io.IOException: Cannot retrieve .Id from 'docker inspect${BASE_IMAGE}'

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.client.DockerClient.inspectRequiredField(DockerClient.java:193)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.FromFingerprintStep$Execution.run(FromFingerprintStep.java:119)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.FromFingerprintStep$Execution.run(FromFingerprintStep.java:75)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.AbstractSynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution$1$1.call(AbstractSynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.java:47)

	at hudson.security.ACL.impersonate(ACL.java:260)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.AbstractSynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution$1.run(AbstractSynchronousNonBlockingStepExecution.java:44)

	at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)

	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)

	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)

	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)

	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)