diff --git a/gitea/docker-compose.yml b/gitea/docker-compose.yml
index d43185a..ca32da3 100755
--- a/gitea/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/gitea/docker-compose.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ services:
     - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
     - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
   runner:
-    image: docker.io/gitea/act_runner:nightly
+    image: ${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-}docker.io/gitea/act_runner:nightly
     environment:
       CONFIG_FILE: /config/config.yaml
       GITEA_INSTANCE_URL: "https://gitea.sectorq.eu/"
diff --git a/paperless-ngx/docker-compose.yml b/paperless-ngx/docker-compose.yml
index 379a434..6dd0f8d 100755
--- a/paperless-ngx/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/paperless-ngx/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 services:
   broker:
-    image: ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}docker.io/library/redis:8
+    image: ${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-}docker.io/library/redis:8
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
       - /share/docker_data/paperless/redisdata:/data
   webserver:
-    image: ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}ghcr.io/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx:latest
+    image: ${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-}ghcr.io/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       - broker