diff --git a/installer/image_push/tasks/main.yml b/installer/image_push/tasks/main.yml
index 111f7e0cd2..a81bdf6644 100644
--- a/installer/image_push/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/image_push/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 - name: Remove local images to ensure proper push behavior
+  # TODO: this code will not be necessary if and when docker_image can be configured to push if the image
+  # Already exists locally
+  # Pull request: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/31863
   block:
     - name: Remove web image
       docker_image:
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@
         tag: "{{ awx_version }}"
         state: absent
   delegate_to: localhost
-  when: docker_remove_local_images
+  when: docker_remove_local_images|default(False)
 
 - name: Tag and Push Container Images
   block:
diff --git a/installer/inventory b/installer/inventory
index 3e2b987f7a..e09e91f362 100644
--- a/installer/inventory
+++ b/installer/inventory
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ host_port=80
 
 # Docker_image will not attempt to push to remote if the image already exists locally
 # Set this to true to delete images from docker on the build host so that they are pushed to the remote repository
-docker_remove_local_images=False
+# docker_remove_local_images=False
 
 # Set pg_hostname if you have an external postgres server, otherwise
 # a new postgres service will be created