diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index bf24c74f2..28e8ff2dc 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ COPY --chown=besu:besu besu /opt/besu/
 EXPOSE 8545 8546 8547 8550 8551 30303
 
 # defaults for host interfaces
-ENV BESU_RPC_HTTP_HOST=0.0.0.0
-ENV BESU_RPC_WS_HOST=0.0.0.0
-ENV BESU_GRAPHQL_HTTP_HOST=0.0.0.0
+ENV BESU_RPC_HTTP_HOST="0.0.0.0"
+ENV BESU_RPC_WS_HOST="0.0.0.0"
+ENV BESU_GRAPHQL_HTTP_HOST="0.0.0.0"
 ENV BESU_PID_PATH="/tmp/pid"
 
 ENV OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES="service.name=besu,service.version=$VERSION"