diff --git a/docs/roles/deploy_container.md b/docs/roles/deploy_container.md
index e34d028c..9730b01e 100644
--- a/docs/roles/deploy_container.md
+++ b/docs/roles/deploy_container.md
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ AWS ECR registries require the AWS CLI user provided for `ce-deploy` to have the
 ```yaml
 ---
 deploy_container:
-  container_name: "example/example"
+  container_name: example
   container_tag: latest # tag will take format container_name:container_tag
-  docker_registry_url: https://index.docker.io/v1/
+  docker_registry_name: index.docker.io/example # combines with container_name to make the full registry name, docker_registry_name/container_name
   docker_registry_user: example
   docker_registry_pass: asdf1234
   docker_base_command: "docker image build"
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/README.md b/roles/deploy_container/README.md
index e34d028c..9730b01e 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/README.md
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/README.md
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ AWS ECR registries require the AWS CLI user provided for `ce-deploy` to have the
 ```yaml
 ---
 deploy_container:
-  container_name: "example/example"
+  container_name: example
   container_tag: latest # tag will take format container_name:container_tag
-  docker_registry_url: https://index.docker.io/v1/
+  docker_registry_name: index.docker.io/example # combines with container_name to make the full registry name, docker_registry_name/container_name
   docker_registry_user: example
   docker_registry_pass: asdf1234
   docker_base_command: "docker image build"
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml b/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
index 77fedec4..3578e12a 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 ---
 deploy_container:
-  container_name: "example/example"
+  container_name: example
   container_tag: latest # tag will take format container_name:container_tag
-  docker_registry_name: index.docker.io
-  docker_registry_url: https://index.docker.io/v1/
+  docker_registry_name: index.docker.io/example # combines with container_name to make the full registry name, docker_registry_name/container_name
   docker_registry_user: example
   docker_registry_pass: asdf1234
   docker_base_command: "docker image build"
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml b/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml
index f8984bcc..c58bb8b1 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@
   community.docker.docker_image:
     build:
       path: "{{ deploy_container.docker_build_dir }}"
-    repository: "{{ deploy_container.docker_registry_name }}"
-    name: "{{ deploy_container.container_name }}"
+    name: "{{ deploy_container.docker_registry_name }}/{{ deploy_container.container_name }}"
     tag: "{{ deploy_container.container_tag | default('latest') }}"
     push: true
     source: build