diff --git a/.github/actions/combine-build/action.yml b/.github/actions/combine-build/action.yml
index 6f2af8e988..b67f8f875a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/combine-build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/combine-build/action.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Docker Image Registry"
     required: true
   image_registry_alias:
-    description: "Custom or default alias for AWS Public ECR registries.  Blank for AWS ECR Private registries."
+    description: >
+      Custom or default alias for AWS Public ECR registries.  Blank for AWS ECR Private registries.
+      If the image_registry_alias is specified, include the '/' at the beginning of the string,
+      e.g. /thecombine
     required: false
     default: ""
   aws_access_key_id:
diff --git a/.github/actions/combine-deploy-update/action.yml b/.github/actions/combine-deploy-update/action.yml
index 646b52b7a5..0f3c381598 100644
--- a/.github/actions/combine-deploy-update/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/combine-deploy-update/action.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 name: "Combine Deploy Updates"
 description: "Deploy updated images for The Combine to the Kubernetes cluster"
 inputs:
-  image_repo:
-    description: "Docker Image Repository"
+  image_registry:
+    description: "Docker Image Registry"
     required: true
+  image_registry_alias:
+    description: >
+      Custom or default alias for AWS Public ECR registries.  Blank for AWS ECR Private registries.
+      If the image_registry_alias is specified, include the '/' at the beginning of the string,
+      e.g. /thecombine
+    required: false
+    default: ""
   image_tag:
     description: "Image Tag for docker images"
     required: true
@@ -29,22 +36,22 @@ runs:
     - name: Update frontend
       run: kubectl --context ${{ inputs.kube_context }}
         set image deployment/frontend
-        frontend="${{ inputs.image_repo }}/combine_frontend:${{ inputs.image_tag }}"
+        frontend="${{ inputs.image_registry }}${{ inputs.image_registry_alias}}/combine_frontend:${{ inputs.image_tag }}"
       shell: bash
     - name: Update backend
       run: kubectl --context ${{ inputs.kube_context }}
         set image deployment/backend
-        backend="${{ inputs.image_repo }}/combine_backend:${{ inputs.image_tag }}"
+        backend="${{ inputs.image_registry }}${{ inputs.image_registry_alias}}/combine_backend:${{ inputs.image_tag }}"
       shell: bash
     - name: Update maintenance
       run: kubectl --context ${{ inputs.kube_context }}
         set image deployment/maintenance
-        maintenance="${{ inputs.image_repo }}/combine_maint:${{ inputs.image_tag }}"
+        maintenance="${{ inputs.image_registry }}${{ inputs.image_registry_alias}}/combine_maint:${{ inputs.image_tag }}"
       shell: bash
     - name: Update Cert Proxy Server
       if: ${{ inputs.update_cert_proxy == 'true' }}
       run: kubectl --context ${{ inputs.kube_context }}
         --namespace combine-cert-proxy
         set image deployment/combine-cert-proxy
-        combine-cert-proxy="${{ inputs.image_repo }}/combine_maint:${{ inputs.image_tag }}"
+        combine-cert-proxy="${{ inputs.image_registry }}/combine_maint:${{ inputs.image_tag }}"
       shell: bash