diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1d57bd40900f885d7ddb926f3d2f052d470e2ed9..2111babe6a2c2fb4c86ba7d39d0bd0600cc3b6af 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -119,10 +119,13 @@ default:
       docker_env_image="usgs/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}:${ENVIRONMENT}-latest";
 
       if [[ "${PUSH_DOCKER}" == true ]]; then
-        docker tag "${latest_image_name}" "${docker_latest_image}";
         docker tag "${latest_image_name}" "${docker_env_image}";
-        docker push "${docker_latest_image}";
         docker push "${docker_env_image}";
+
+        if  [[ "${ENVIRONMENT}" != "development" ]]; then
+          docker tag "${latest_image_name}" "${docker_latest_image}";
+          docker push "${docker_latest_image}";
+        fi
       fi
     - |
       printf "
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ default:
       BUILD_IMAGE=${DEVOPS_REGISTRY}usgs/amazoncorretto:11
       FROM_IMAGE=${DEVOPS_REGISTRY}usgs/amazoncorretto:11
     IMAGE_TAG: ${ENVIRONMENT}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
-    PUSH_DOCKER: false
+    PUSH_DOCKER: 'false'
     REGISTRY_IMAGE: ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}
     TAG: build
 
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ CHS Registry:
       CI_COMMIT_BRANCH=${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}
       CI_JOB_TOKEN=${CI_JOB_TOKEN}
       CI_PROJECT_URL=${CI_PROJECT_URL}
-    PUSH_DOCKER: true
+    PUSH_DOCKER: 'true'
     UPSTREAM_PATH: ghsc/nshmp/nshmp-haz
 
 Container Registry: