diff --git a/samcli/local/docker/lambda_build_container.py b/samcli/local/docker/lambda_build_container.py
index b1e3d23077..8952328182 100644
--- a/samcli/local/docker/lambda_build_container.py
+++ b/samcli/local/docker/lambda_build_container.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class LambdaBuildContainer(Container):
     and if the build was successful, copies back artifacts to the host filesystem
     """
 
-    _IMAGE_REPO_NAME = "lambci/lambda"
+    _LAMBCI_IMAGE_REPO_NAME = "lambci/lambda"
     _BUILDERS_EXECUTABLE = "lambda-builders"
 
     def __init__(self,  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
@@ -229,4 +229,7 @@ def _convert_to_container_dirs(host_paths_to_convert, host_to_container_path_map
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_image(runtime):
-        return "{}:build-{}".format(LambdaBuildContainer._IMAGE_REPO_NAME, runtime)
+        runtime_to_images = {"nodejs10.x": "amazon/lambda-build-node10.x"}
+
+        return runtime_to_images.get(runtime,
+                                     "{}:build-{}".format(LambdaBuildContainer._LAMBCI_IMAGE_REPO_NAME, runtime))
diff --git a/tests/unit/local/docker/test_lambda_build_container.py b/tests/unit/local/docker/test_lambda_build_container.py
index edda1db09f..f51e8589be 100644
--- a/tests/unit/local/docker/test_lambda_build_container.py
+++ b/tests/unit/local/docker/test_lambda_build_container.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 except ImportError:
     import pathlib2 as pathlib
 
-
 from unittest import TestCase
 from mock import patch
 
+from parameterized import parameterized
+
 from samcli.local.docker.lambda_build_container import LambdaBuildContainer
 
 
@@ -157,8 +158,12 @@ def test_must_override_manifest_if_equal_to_source(self):
 
 class TestLambdaBuildContainer_get_image(TestCase):
 
-    def test_must_get_image_name(self):
-        self.assertEquals("lambci/lambda:build-myruntime", LambdaBuildContainer._get_image("myruntime"))
+    @parameterized.expand([
+        ("myruntime", "lambci/lambda:build-myruntime"),
+        ("nodejs10.x", "amazon/lambda-build-node10.x")
+    ])
+    def test_must_get_image_name(self, runtime, expected_image_name):
+        self.assertEquals(expected_image_name, LambdaBuildContainer._get_image(runtime))
 
 
 class TestLambdaBuildContainer_get_entrypoint(TestCase):