diff --git a/worker/docker.go b/worker/docker.go
index 893d371c..3ca710fe 100644
--- a/worker/docker.go
+++ b/worker/docker.go
@@ -99,6 +99,43 @@ type DockerManager struct {
 	mu         *sync.Mutex
 }
 
+// updatePipelineMappings updates the specified mapping with pipeline to image overriding.
+// It logs a warning if a pipeline is not found in the given mapping.
+//
+// Parameters:
+// - overrides: A map of pipeline names to custom image names.
+// - mapping: The map to be updated with the provided overrides.
+// - mapName: The name of the map (used for logging purposes).
+func updatePipelineMappings(overrides map[string]string, mapping map[string]string, mapName string) {
+	for pipeline, image := range overrides {
+		if _, exists := mapping[pipeline]; exists {
+			mapping[pipeline] = image
+		} else {
+			slog.Warn("Pipeline not found in map", "map", mapName, "pipeline", pipeline)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// overridePipelineImages function parses a JSON string containing pipeline-to-image mappings and overrides the default mappings if valid. 
+// It updates the `pipelineToImage` and `livePipelineToImage` maps with custom images.
+// Parameters:
+// - defaultImage: A string that can either be containerImage name or a JSON string with overrides for pipeline-to-image mappings.
+//
+// Returns:
+// - error: An error if the JSON parsing fails or if the mapping is not found in existing maps else `nil`.
+func overridePipelineImages(defaultImage string) error {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(defaultImage, "{") || strings.HasSuffix(defaultImage, "}") {
+		var pipelineOverrides map[string]string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(defaultImage), &pipelineOverrides); err != nil {
+			slog.Error("Error parsing JSON", "error", err)
+			return err
+		}
+		updatePipelineMappings(pipelineOverrides, pipelineToImage, "pipelineToImage")
+		updatePipelineMappings(pipelineOverrides, livePipelineToImage, "livePipelineToImage")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func NewDockerManager(defaultImage string, gpus []string, modelDir string, client DockerClient) (*DockerManager, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), containerTimeout)
 	if err := removeExistingContainers(ctx, client); err != nil {
@@ -107,6 +144,11 @@ func NewDockerManager(defaultImage string, gpus []string, modelDir string, clien
 	}
 	cancel()
 
+	// call to handle image overriding logic
+	if err := overridePipelineImages(defaultImage); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	manager := &DockerManager{
 		defaultImage:  defaultImage,
 		gpus:          gpus,
diff --git a/worker/docker_test.go b/worker/docker_test.go
index cbb20086..fc1b81c6 100644
--- a/worker/docker_test.go
+++ b/worker/docker_test.go
@@ -784,3 +784,75 @@ func TestDockerWaitUntilRunning(t *testing.T) {
 		mockDockerClient.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestDockerManager_overridePipelineImages(t *testing.T) {
+	mockDockerClient := new(MockDockerClient)
+	dockerManager := createDockerManager(mockDockerClient)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		inputJSON     string
+		pipeline      string
+		expectedImage string
+		expectError   bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "ValidOverride",
+			inputJSON:     `{"segment-anything-2": "custom-image:1.0"}`,
+			pipeline:      "segment-anything-2",
+			expectedImage: "custom-image:1.0",
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "MultipleOverrides",
+			inputJSON:     `{"segment-anything-2": "custom-image:1.0", "text-to-speech": "speech-image:2.0"}`,
+			pipeline:      "text-to-speech",
+			expectedImage: "speech-image:2.0",
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "NoOverrideFallback",
+			inputJSON:     `{"segment-anything-2": "custom-image:1.0"}`,
+			pipeline:      "streamdiffusion",
+			expectedImage: "default-image",
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "EmptyJSON",
+			inputJSON:   `{}`,
+			pipeline:    "segment-anything-2",
+			expectedImage: "custom-image:1.0",
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "MalformedJSON",
+			inputJSON:   `{"segment-anything-2": "custom-image:1.0"`,
+			pipeline:    "segment-anything-2",
+			expectError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "RegularStringInput",
+			inputJSON:     "",
+			pipeline:      "image-to-video",
+			expectedImage: "default-image",
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Call overridePipelineImages function with the mock data.
+			err := overridePipelineImages(tt.inputJSON)
+
+			if tt.expectError {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				
+				// Verify the expected image.
+				image, _ := dockerManager.getContainerImageName(tt.pipeline, "")
+				require.Equal(t, tt.expectedImage, image)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}