diff --git a/src/bentoml/_internal/container/base.py b/src/bentoml/_internal/container/base.py
index 7bd22b5d7b..5a2d0c6ef6 100644
--- a/src/bentoml/_internal/container/base.py
+++ b/src/bentoml/_internal/container/base.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def construct_args(self, args: t.Any, opt: str = ""):
 
     @construct_args.register(type(None))
     @construct_args.register(tuple)
+    @construct_args.register(list)
     def _(self, args: ArgType, opt: str = ""):
         if args is not None:
             self.extend(
diff --git a/src/bentoml/_internal/utils/buildx.py b/src/bentoml/_internal/utils/buildx.py
index fe13f2c2b6..008852ccd4 100644
--- a/src/bentoml/_internal/utils/buildx.py
+++ b/src/bentoml/_internal/utils/buildx.py
@@ -30,5 +30,9 @@ def health():
 def build(**kwargs: t.Any):
     # subprocess_env from bentoctl will be handle by buildx, so it is safe to pop this out.
     kwargs.pop("subprocess_env")
+    kwargs["tag"] = kwargs.pop("tags")
     context_path = kwargs.pop("cwd", None)
+    for key, value in kwargs.items():
+        if not value:
+            kwargs[key] = None
     _buildx_backend.build(context_path=context_path, **kwargs)