diff --git a/dk b/dk
index 0e24c3a..6c87311 100755
--- a/dk
+++ b/dk
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ function update_build_env() { default_update_build_env; }
 function default_compose_build() {
     docker-compose \
         "${replace_env_args[@]}" "${env_args[@]}" \
-        build "${replace_build_args[@]}" "${build_args[@]}" \
+        build \
+        ${NO_CACHE:+--no-cache} \
+        "${replace_build_args[@]}" "${build_args[@]}" \
         "$@"
 }
 function default_docker_build() {