diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8debbd59363..86f444f80e96 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -401,18 +401,18 @@ proto-all: proto-format proto-lint proto-gen
 
 proto-gen:
 	@echo "Generating Protobuf files"
-	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerProtoGen}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerProtoGen); else docker run --name $(containerProtoGen) -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(containerProtoImage) \
+	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerProtoGen}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerProtoGen); else docker run --name $(containerProtoGen) -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(protoImageName) \
 		sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh; fi
 
 # This generates the SDK's custom wrapper for google.protobuf.Any. It should only be run manually when needed
 proto-gen-any:
 	@echo "Generating Protobuf Any"
-	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerProtoGenAny}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerProtoGenAny); else docker run --name $(containerProtoGenAny) -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(containerProtoImage) \
+	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerProtoGenAny}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerProtoGenAny); else docker run --name $(containerProtoGenAny) -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(protoImageName) \
 		sh ./scripts/protocgen-any.sh; fi
 
 proto-swagger-gen:
 	@echo "Generating Protobuf Swagger"
-	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerProtoGenSwagger}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerProtoGenSwagger); else docker run --name $(containerProtoGenSwagger) -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(containerProtoImage) \
+	@if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Eq "^${containerProtoGenSwagger}$$"; then docker start -a $(containerProtoGenSwagger); else docker run --name $(containerProtoGenSwagger) -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(protoImageName) \
 		sh ./scripts/protoc-swagger-gen.sh; fi
 
 proto-format: