diff --git a/Jenkins/Dockerfile.torch-cpu b/Jenkins/Dockerfile.torch-cpu
index b388a01cbf5..394dc1a0ded 100644
--- a/Jenkins/Dockerfile.torch-cpu
+++ b/Jenkins/Dockerfile.torch-cpu
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 # Docker image file to build and test AIMET for PyTorch in a CPU environment
 
 ARG REGISTRY
-FROM ${REGISTRY}ubuntu:bionic as target
+FROM ${REGISTRY}ubuntu:bionic
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
diff --git a/Jenkins/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkins/Jenkinsfile
index 18b07cc4ba7..032c43a2916 100755
--- a/Jenkins/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkins/Jenkinsfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pipeline {
     agent { label "${params.BUILD_LABEL_CPU}" }
     options {
         timestamps()
-        timeout( time: 3, unit: 'HOURS' )
+        timeout( time: "${params.BUILD_TIMEOUT}", unit: 'HOURS' )
     }
     environment{
         def workspace   = pwd()
@@ -67,16 +67,21 @@ pipeline {
                                 echo 'Running commit checks...'
                                 script{
                                     env.REPO_OR_FORK_URL = "${REPO_URL}"
+                                    using_linaro=env.USE_LINARO
                                     if (env.CHANGE_FORK != null) {
                                         env.REPO_OR_FORK_URL = "https://github.com/${env.CHANGE_FORK}/aimet"
                                     }
                                     sh "bash -l -c \"git clone ${env.REPO_OR_FORK_URL} -b ${env.CHANGE_BRANCH} commit_checks_repo\""
+                                    if (didDockerFileChange("tf-gpu")) {
+                                            // setting USE LINARO value to EMPTY to rebuild docker image
+                                            using_linaro=""
+                                    }
                                     if ("${env.QCInternalValidation}" == "true") {
                                         withCredentials([usernameColonPassword(credentialsId: 'neoci-pat', variable: 'USERPASS')]) {
-                                            sh "AIMET_VARIANT=\"tf-gpu\" bash -l -c \"cd ${REPO_NAME} && ${env.DEPENDENCY_DATA_PATH}/commit_check/commit-checks.sh -e AIMET_VARIANT ${env.USE_LINARO} ${env.PREBUILT_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL}\""
+                                            sh "AIMET_VARIANT=\"tf-gpu\" bash -l -c \"cd ${REPO_NAME} && ${env.DEPENDENCY_DATA_PATH}/commit_check/commit-checks.sh -e AIMET_VARIANT ${using_linaro} ${env.PREBUILT_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL}\""
                                         }
                                     } else {
-                                        sh "AIMET_VARIANT=\"tf-gpu\" bash -l -c \"cd ${REPO_NAME} && ${env.DEPENDENCY_DATA_PATH}/commit_check/commit-checks.sh -e AIMET_VARIANT ${env.USE_LINARO} ${env.PREBUILT_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL}\""
+                                        sh "AIMET_VARIANT=\"tf-gpu\" bash -l -c \"cd ${REPO_NAME} && ${env.DEPENDENCY_DATA_PATH}/commit_check/commit-checks.sh -e AIMET_VARIANT ${using_linaro} ${env.PREBUILT_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL}\""
                                     }
                                 }
                                 sh "bash -l -c \"rm -rf commit_checks_repo\""
@@ -611,10 +616,23 @@ pipeline {
     }
 }
 
+def didDockerFileChange(aimet_variant) {
+    def changedFiles = pullRequest.files.collect {
+        it.getFilename()
+    }
+    echo "Changed files - ${changedFiles}"
+    if (changedFiles.contains("Jenkins/Dockerfile.${aimet_variant}".toString())) {
+        echo "*** Jenkins/Dockerfile.${aimet_variant} changed in PR, so building docker image locally. ***"
+        return true
+    }
+    echo "*** Jenkins/Dockerfile.${aimet_variant} NOT changed in PR, so using pre-built docker image. ***"
+    return false
+}
+
 def runStage(aimet_variant, options) {
 
     echo "*** Running stage ${options} for ${aimet_variant} variant on ${env.NODE_NAME} in workspace ${env.WORKSPACE_ROOT} ***"
-
+    using_linaro=env.USE_LINARO
     if (aimet_variant == "default") {
         sh """
             bash -l -c "cd ${REPO_NAME} && ./buildntest.sh ${options}"
@@ -622,27 +640,29 @@ def runStage(aimet_variant, options) {
 
     }
     else {
-        def changedFiles = pullRequest.files.collect {
-            it.getFilename()
-        }
-        print changedFiles
-        if (!changedFiles.contains("Jenkins/Dockerfile.${aimet_variant}".toString())) {
-           print "Jenkins/Dockerfile.${aimet_variant} not found in changed file list, so using Linaro Docker image for ${aimet_variant}"
+        if (didDockerFileChange(aimet_variant)) {
+            // setting USE LINARO value to EMPTY to rebuild docker image
+            using_linaro=""
         }
         sh """
-            AIMET_VARIANT=${aimet_variant} bash -l -c "cd ${REPO_NAME} && ./buildntest.sh -e AIMET_VARIANT ${options} ${env.USE_LINARO} ${env.PREBUILT_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL}"
+            AIMET_VARIANT=${aimet_variant} bash -l -c "cd ${REPO_NAME} && ./buildntest.sh -e AIMET_VARIANT ${options} ${using_linaro} ${env.PREBUILT_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL}"
         """
     }
 }
 
 def callAimetExtra(target_branch) {
     echo target_branch
+    using_linaro=env.USE_LINARO
+    if (didDockerFileChange("tf-gpu") || didDockerFileChange("tf-cpu") || didDockerFileChange("torch-gpu") || didDockerFileChange("torch-cpu")) {
+            // setting USE LINARO value to EMPTY to rebuild docker image
+            using_linaro=""
+        }
     if (target_branch != "develop") {
         echo "Running AIMET additional stages on ${CHANGE_TARGET} branch ..."
-        build job: "AIMET-Extra", parameters: [string(name: 'AIMET_GIT_COMMIT', value: "${CHANGE_BRANCH}"), string(name: 'PROJECT_BRANCH', value: target_branch)]
+        build job: "AIMET-Extra", parameters: [string(name: 'AIMET_GIT_COMMIT', value: "${CHANGE_BRANCH}"), string(name: 'PROJECT_BRANCH', value: target_branch), string(name: 'USE_LINARO', value: "${using_linaro}")]
     }    else {
         echo "Running AIMET additional stages on develop branch ..."
-        build job: "AIMET-Extra", parameters: [string(name: 'AIMET_GIT_COMMIT', value: "${CHANGE_BRANCH}")]
+        build job: "AIMET-Extra", parameters: [string(name: 'AIMET_GIT_COMMIT', value: "${CHANGE_BRANCH}"), string(name: 'USE_LINARO', value: "${using_linaro}")]
     }
 }