diff --git a/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/batch/AzBatchService.groovy b/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/batch/AzBatchService.groovy
index d8db63a776..4cc6523f53 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/batch/AzBatchService.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/batch/AzBatchService.groovy
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package nextflow.cloud.azure.batch
 
+import static com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.ContainerType.DOCKER_COMPATIBLE
+
 import java.math.RoundingMode
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.time.Instant
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@ import com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.CloudTask
 import com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.ComputeNodeFillType
 import com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.ContainerConfiguration
 import com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.ContainerRegistry
-import com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.ContainerType
 import com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.ElevationLevel
 import com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.ImageInformation
 import com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.JobUpdateParameter
@@ -88,8 +89,6 @@ import nextflow.util.MemoryUnit
 import nextflow.util.MustacheTemplateEngine
 import nextflow.util.Rnd
 import org.joda.time.Period
-
-import static com.microsoft.azure.batch.protocol.models.ContainerType.DOCKER_COMPATIBLE
 /**
  * Implements Azure Batch operations for Nextflow executor
  *
@@ -661,7 +660,7 @@ class AzBatchService implements Closeable {
          *
          * https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs/blob/master/articles/batch/batch-docker-container-workloads.md#:~:text=Run%20container%20applications%20on%20Azure,compatible%20containers%20on%20the%20nodes.
          */
-        final containerConfig = new ContainerConfiguration();
+        final containerConfig = new ContainerConfiguration().withType(DOCKER_COMPATIBLE);
         final registryOpts = config.registry()
 
         if( registryOpts && registryOpts.isConfigured() ) {
@@ -670,7 +669,7 @@ class AzBatchService implements Closeable {
                     .withRegistryServer(registryOpts.server)
                     .withUserName(registryOpts.userName)
                     .withPassword(registryOpts.password)
-            containerConfig.withContainerRegistries(containerRegistries).withType(DOCKER_COMPATIBLE)
+            containerConfig.withContainerRegistries(containerRegistries)
             log.debug "[AZURE BATCH] Connecting Azure Batch pool to Container Registry '$registryOpts.server'"
         }