diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 9c4fe1146..87b95d2ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 jobs:
   heighliner-docker:
-    # temporarily disable heighliner docker build until issue fixed: https://github.com/strangelove-ventures/heighliner/issues/253
-    if: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -53,7 +51,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: strangelove-ventures/heighliner-build-action@main
         with:
-          heighliner-tag: v1.5.5
+          # use forked branch until https://github.com/strangelove-ventures/heighliner/issues/253 is fixed
+          heighliner-owner: ProvLabs
+          heighliner-tag: fix-wasmvm-repo-name
           chain: provenance
           local: true
           tag: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}