diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 10e07312c1..0f02f3a507 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -909,6 +909,11 @@ class BaseTask(object):
             "process_isolation": True,
             "container_options": ['--user=root'],
         }
+
+        pull = instance.execution_environment.pull
+        if pull:
+            params['container_options'].append(f'--pull={pull}')
+
         if settings.AWX_PROOT_SHOW_PATHS:
             params['container_volume_mounts'] = []
             for this_path in settings.AWX_PROOT_SHOW_PATHS: