diff --git a/pkg/dashboard/gitops/helper.go b/pkg/dashboard/gitops/helper.go
index b918c2058..7071b4557 100644
--- a/pkg/dashboard/gitops/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/dashboard/gitops/helper.go
@@ -385,51 +385,14 @@ func ExtractImageStrategy(envConfig *dx.Manifest) string {
 		return "dynamic"
 	}
 
-	image := envConfig.Values["image"]
-	hasVariable := false
-	pointsToBuiltInRegistry := false
-	hasDockerfile := false
-
-	if image != nil {
+	if image, ok := envConfig.Values["image"]; ok {
 		imageMap := image.(map[string]interface{})
-
-		var repository, tag, dockerfile string
-		if val, ok := imageMap["repository"]; ok {
-			repository = val.(string)
-		}
-		if val, ok := imageMap["tag"]; ok {
-			tag = val.(string)
-		}
-		if val, ok := imageMap["dockerfile"]; ok {
-			dockerfile = val.(string)
-		}
-
-		if strings.Contains(repository, "{{") ||
-			strings.Contains(tag, "{{") {
-			hasVariable = true
-		}
-		if strings.Contains(repository, "127.0.0.1:32447") {
-			pointsToBuiltInRegistry = true
-		}
-		if dockerfile != "" {
-			hasDockerfile = true
-		}
-	}
-
-	strategy := "static"
-	if hasVariable {
-		if pointsToBuiltInRegistry {
-			if hasDockerfile {
-				strategy = "dockerfile"
-			} else {
-				strategy = "buildpacks"
-			}
-		} else {
-			strategy = "dynamic"
+		if strategy, ok := imageMap["strategy"]; ok {
+			return strategy.(string)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return strategy
+	return "dynamic"
 }
 
 func ExtractImageRepoTagAndDockerfile(envConfig *dx.Manifest, vars map[string]string) (string, string, string) {
diff --git a/pkg/dashboard/gitops/helper_test.go b/pkg/dashboard/gitops/helper_test.go
index 18ea98512..55ee6a1e7 100644
--- a/pkg/dashboard/gitops/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dashboard/gitops/helper_test.go
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@ func initHistory() *git.Repository {
 	return repo
 }
 
+/*
+static-site
+
+static
+dynamic (artifact)
+
+image:
+  repository:
+  tag:
+  dockerfile:
+  startegy: dynamic(default)/static/dockerfile/buildpacks
+
+*/
+
 func Test_ExtractImageStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	strategy := ExtractImageStrategy(&dx.Manifest{})
 	assert.Equal(t, "dynamic", strategy)
@@ -174,7 +188,7 @@ func Test_ExtractImageStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:       "onechart",
 		},
 	})
-	assert.Equal(t, "static", strategy)
+	assert.Equal(t, "dynamic", strategy)
 
 	strategy = ExtractImageStrategy(&dx.Manifest{
 		Chart: dx.Chart{
@@ -185,6 +199,7 @@ func Test_ExtractImageStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			"image": map[string]interface{}{
 				"repository": "nginx",
 				"tag":        "1.19",
+				"strategy":   "static", //breaking change
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -221,8 +236,25 @@ func Test_ExtractImageStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			"image": map[string]interface{}{
 				"repository": "127.0.0.1:32447",
 				"tag":        "{{ .SHA }}",
+				"strategy":   "buildpacks", //breaking change
 			},
 		},
 	})
 	assert.Equal(t, "buildpacks", strategy)
+
+	strategy = ExtractImageStrategy(&dx.Manifest{
+		Chart: dx.Chart{
+			Repository: "repository: https://chart.onechart.dev",
+			Name:       "onechart",
+		},
+		Values: map[string]interface{}{
+			"image": map[string]interface{}{
+				"repository": "127.0.0.1:32447",
+				"tag":        "{{ .SHA }}",
+				"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+				"strategy":   "dockerfile",
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, "dockerfile", strategy)
 }