diff --git a/src/main/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/service/BuildXService.java b/src/main/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/service/BuildXService.java
index 7b8c6d7b6..d55b89568 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/service/BuildXService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/service/BuildXService.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ protected <C> void useBuilder(ProjectPaths projectPaths, ImageConfiguration imag
         BuildDirs buildDirs = new BuildDirs(projectPaths, imageConfig.getName());
 
         Path configPath = getDockerStateDir(imageConfig.getBuildConfiguration(),  buildDirs);
-        List<String> buildX = Arrays.asList("docker", "--config", configPath.toString(), "buildx");
+        List<String> buildX = Arrays.asList("docker", "buildx");
 
         String builderName = createBuilder(configPath, buildX, imageConfig, buildDirs);
         Path configJson = configPath.resolve("config.json");
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ protected String createBuilder(Path configPath, List<String> buildX, ImageConfig
         Path builderPath = configPath.resolve(Paths.get("buildx", "instances", builderName));
         if(Files.notExists(builderPath)) {
             List<String> cmds = new ArrayList<>(buildX);
-            append(cmds, "create", "--driver", "docker-container", "--name", builderName);
+            append(cmds, "create", "--driver", "docker-container", "--name", builderName, "--node", builderName + "0");
             String buildConfig = buildXConfiguration.getConfigFile();
             if(buildConfig != null) {
                 append(cmds, "--config",
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/BuildMojoTest.java b/src/test/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/BuildMojoTest.java
index 185b1d62b..586fa3ac4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/BuildMojoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/BuildMojoTest.java
@@ -295,15 +295,15 @@ private void thenBuildxRun(String relativeConfigFile, String contextDir,
         String configFile = relativeConfigFile != null ? getOsDependentBuild(projectBaseDirectory.toPath(), relativeConfigFile) : null;
 
         List<String> cmds =
-            BuildXService.append(new ArrayList<>(), "docker", "--config", config, "buildx",
-                "create", "--driver", "docker-container", "--name", "maven");
+            BuildXService.append(new ArrayList<>(), "docker",  "buildx",
+                "create", "--driver", "docker-container", "--name", "maven" , "--node", "maven0");
         if (configFile != null) {
             BuildXService.append(cmds, "--config", configFile.replace('/', File.separatorChar));
         }
         Mockito.verify(exec).process(cmds);
 
         if (nativePlatformIncluded) {
-            List<String> buildXLine = BuildXService.append(new ArrayList<>(), "docker", "--config", config, "buildx",
+            List<String> buildXLine = BuildXService.append(new ArrayList<>(), "docker",  "buildx",
                     "build", "--progress=plain", "--builder", "maven",
                     "--platform", NATIVE_PLATFORM, "--tag", "example:latest", "--build-arg", "foo=bar");
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/service/RegistryServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/service/RegistryServiceTest.java
index 15e2a532e..b3b52d4c4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/service/RegistryServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/fabric8/maven/docker/service/RegistryServiceTest.java
@@ -437,11 +437,11 @@ private void thenBuildxImageHasBeenPushed(String providedBuilder, String relativ
         String builderName = providedBuilder != null ? providedBuilder : "maven";
 
         if (providedBuilder == null) {
-            Mockito.verify(exec).process(Arrays.asList("docker", "--config", config, "buildx", "create", "--driver", "docker-container", "--name", builderName));
+            Mockito.verify(exec).process(Arrays.asList("docker", "buildx", "create", "--driver", "docker-container", "--name", builderName, "--node",  builderName+"0"));
         }
 
         List<String> cmds =
-            BuildXService.append(new ArrayList<>(), "docker", "--config", config, "buildx", "build",
+            BuildXService.append(new ArrayList<>(), "docker", "buildx", "build",
                 "--progress=plain", "--builder", builderName, "--platform",
                 "linux/amd64,linux/arm64", "--tag",
                 new ImageName(imageConfiguration.getName()).getFullName(registry));