diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index c1b3e97b..5f1bc78b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.9-slim-buster
+
 {% if cookiecutter.js_task_runner == 'Gulp' -%}
 FROM node:10-stretch-slim as client-builder
 
@@ -11,8 +13,6 @@ RUN npm run build
 
 {%- endif %}
 
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.9-slim-buster
-
 # define an alias for the specfic python version used in this file.
 FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION} as python