diff --git a/dockerfiles/base/scripts/base/commands/cmd_download.sh b/dockerfiles/base/scripts/base/commands/cmd_download.sh
index de39e9662d8..197a05f6430 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/base/scripts/base/commands/cmd_download.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/base/scripts/base/commands/cmd_download.sh
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ post_cmd_download() {
 
 cmd_download() {
   FORCE_UPDATE=${1:-"--no-force"}
+  local IMAGES=${IMAGE_LIST}
+  IMAGES+=$'\n'${BOOTSTRAP_IMAGE_LIST}
+  IMAGES+=$'\n'${UTILITY_IMAGE_LIST}
 
   IFS=$'\n'
-  for SINGLE_IMAGE in $IMAGE_LIST; do
+  for SINGLE_IMAGE in $IMAGES; do
     VALUE_IMAGE=$(echo $SINGLE_IMAGE | cut -d'=' -f2)
     if [[ $FORCE_UPDATE == "--force" ]] ||
        [[ $FORCE_UPDATE == "--pull" ]]; then
diff --git a/dockerfiles/base/scripts/base/commands/cmd_offline.sh b/dockerfiles/base/scripts/base/commands/cmd_offline.sh
index 666f48eadf6..19e5a070f18 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/base/scripts/base/commands/cmd_offline.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/base/scripts/base/commands/cmd_offline.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ post_cmd_offline() {
 cmd_offline() {
   # Read in optional stack images
   readarray -t STACK_IMAGE_LIST < /version/$CHE_VERSION/images-stacks
-  readarray -t BOOTSTRAP_IMAGE_LIST < ${SCRIPTS_BASE_CONTAINER_SOURCE_DIR}/images/images-bootstrap
-  readarray -t UTILITY_IMAGE_LIST < ${SCRIPTS_BASE_CONTAINER_SOURCE_DIR}/images/images-utilities
+  BOOTSTRAP_IMAGE_LIST=$(cat ${SCRIPTS_BASE_CONTAINER_SOURCE_DIR}/images/images-bootstrap)
+  UTILITY_IMAGE_LIST=$(cat ${SCRIPTS_BASE_CONTAINER_SOURCE_DIR}/images/images-utilities)
 
   # List all images to be saved
   if [[ $# -gt 0 ]] && [[ $1 = "--list" ]]; then