diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ea4b9930110..4ffcdf8d47de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ tools/vms-generator/vms-generator
 .coverprofile
 coverage.html
 manifests/**/*.tmp
-bazel-*
-.bazelrc
+/bazel-*
+/.bazelrc
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b08cf92705ad..3920482701d1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ script:
 
 deploy:
 - provider: script
-  script: docker login -u="$DOCKER_USER" -p="$DOCKER_PASS" && CONTAINER_PREFIX="index.docker.io/kubevirt" CONTAINER_TAG="latest" make bazel-push-images
+  script: docker login -u="$DOCKER_USER" -p="$DOCKER_PASS" && DOCKER_PREFIX="index.docker.io/kubevirt" DOCKER_TAG="latest" make bazel-push-images
   skip_cleanup: true
   on:
     branch: master
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ deploy:
     all_branches: true
     condition: $TRAVIS_BRANCH != revert-*
 - provider: script
-  script: docker login -u="$DOCKER_USER" -p="$DOCKER_PASS" && CONTAINER_PREFIX="index.docker.io/kubevirt" CONTAINER_TAG="$TRAVIS_TAG" make bazel-push-images
+  script: docker login -u="$DOCKER_USER" -p="$DOCKER_PASS" && DOCKER_PREFIX="index.docker.io/kubevirt" DOCKER_TAG="$TRAVIS_TAG" make bazel-push-images
   skip_cleanup: true
   file:
   on:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd68dc891880..3ae61acacee2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ bazel-build:
 		//cmd/..."
 
 bazel-push-images:
-	hack/dockerized "bazel run \
-		--platforms=@io_bazel_rules_go//go/toolchain:linux_amd64 \
-		--workspace_status_command=./hack/print-workspace-status.sh \
-		--define container_prefix=${CONTAINER_PREFIX} \
-		--define container_tag=${CONTAINER_TAG} \
-		//:push-images"
+	hack/dockerized "DOCKER_PREFIX=${DOCKER_PREFIX} DOCKER_TAG=${DOCKER_TAG} ./hack/bazel-push-images.sh"
 
 bazel-tests:
 	hack/dockerized "bazel test --test_output=errors -- //pkg/... "
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 5b4b28a04a7c..07b5b2c5b4f6 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ _go_image_repos()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "io_bazel_rules_container_rpm",
-    sha256 = "7ace5bc7aa10697196d3c48ef5d73b0fc52b6e27c0bad3ce10751f66c5cc383c",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_container_rpm-0.0.3",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/rmohr/rules_container_rpm/archive/v0.0.3.tar.gz"],
+    sha256 = "b419c25576e148e537a93fafdc10cb78faf1174558d853754727b586793e71d1",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_container_rpm-0.0.4",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/rmohr/rules_container_rpm/archive/v0.0.4.tar.gz"],
 )
 
 # Get container-disk-v1alpha RPM's
diff --git a/cluster/ephemeral-provider-common.sh b/cluster/ephemeral-provider-common.sh
index 937ff878db2f..6045c9690d50 100644
--- a/cluster/ephemeral-provider-common.sh
+++ b/cluster/ephemeral-provider-common.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function _add_common_params() {
 function build() {
     # Build everyting and publish it
     ${KUBEVIRT_PATH}hack/dockerized "DOCKER_PREFIX=${DOCKER_PREFIX} DOCKER_TAG=${DOCKER_TAG} KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER=${KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER} IMAGE_PULL_POLICY=${IMAGE_PULL_POLICY} VERBOSITY=${VERBOSITY} ./hack/build-manifests.sh"
-    CONTAINER_PREFIX=${docker_prefix} CONTAINER_TAG=${docker_tag} make bazel-push-images
+    DOCKER_PREFIX=${docker_prefix} DOCKER_TAG=${docker_tag} make bazel-push-images
 
     # Make sure that all nodes use the newest images
     container=""
diff --git a/cluster/external/provider.sh b/cluster/external/provider.sh
index 095161822a6e..751ee26ff0a2 100644
--- a/cluster/external/provider.sh
+++ b/cluster/external/provider.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ function down() {
 
 function build() {
     # Build code and manifests
-    ${KUBEVIRT_PATH}hack/dockerized "DOCKER_TAG=${DOCKER_TAG} KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER=${KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER} ./hack/build-manifests.sh"
-    make push
+    ${KUBEVIRT_PATH}hack/dockerized "DOCKER_TAG=${DOCKER_TAG} DOCKER_PREFIX=${docker_prefix} KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER=${KUBEVIRT_PROVIDER} ./hack/build-manifests.sh"
+    DOCKER_PREFIX=${docker_prefix} DOCKER_TAG=${docker_tag} make bazel-push-images
 }
diff --git a/hack/bazel-push-images.sh b/hack/bazel-push-images.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..138d29b44b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/bazel-push-images.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# This file is part of the KubeVirt project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# Copyright 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+
+set -e
+
+source hack/common.sh
+source hack/config.sh
+
+bazel run \
+    --platforms=@io_bazel_rules_go//go/toolchain:linux_amd64 \
+    --workspace_status_command=./hack/print-workspace-status.sh \
+    --define container_prefix=${docker_prefix} \
+    --define container_tag=${docker_tag} \
+    //:push-images