diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 7267ec956..c63c3be3d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ make it easier to track what has changed over time_
 
 ## Breaking changes
 
+### `imageCleaner.host.dockerSocket` is replaced by `dockerSocketDir` and `dockerSocketName`
+
+`imageCleaner.host.dockerSocket` is replaced by `imageCleaner.host.dockerSocketDir` and `imageCleaner.host.dockerSocketHost` [#2030](https://github.com/jupyterhub/binderhub/pull/2030).
+This gives us more control over how the socket is mounted to work around some bugs.
+
 ### `binderhub_config.py` is mounted at runtime
 
 The `binderhub_config.py` file is now mounted at runtime instead of being built into the BinderHub image
diff --git a/helm-chart/binderhub/schema.yaml b/helm-chart/binderhub/schema.yaml
index 2a9587716..a79e1ed52 100644
--- a/helm-chart/binderhub/schema.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/binderhub/schema.yaml
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ properties:
       host:
         type: object
         additionalProperties: false
-        required: [dockerSocket, dockerLibDir]
+        required: [dockerSocketDir, dockerSocketName, dockerLibDir]
         properties:
           enabled:
             type: boolean
@@ -504,7 +504,15 @@ properties:
           dockerSocket:
             type: string
             description: |
-              TODO
+              REMOVED: use imageCleaner.host.dockerSocketDir and imageCleaner.host.dockerSocketHost instead.
+          dockerSocketDir:
+            type: string
+            description: |
+              Host directory containing the docker socket.
+          dockerSocketName:
+            type: string
+            description: |
+              Filename of the docker socket.
           dockerLibDir:
             type: string
             description: |
diff --git a/helm-chart/binderhub/templates/NOTES.txt b/helm-chart/binderhub/templates/NOTES.txt
index 1b8a4f649..f8ff225ad 100644
--- a/helm-chart/binderhub/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/helm-chart/binderhub/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ config:
 {{- $breaking = print $breaking "\n\nThe image cleaner is either disabled or adapted to the value of imageBuilderType." }}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{- if hasKey .Values.imageCleaner.host "dockerSocket" }}
+{{- $breaking = print $breaking "\n\nCHANGED: imageCleaner.host.dockerSocket has been removed, use imageCleaner.host.dockerSocketDir and imageCleaner.host.dockerSocketHost instead" }}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{- if $breaking }}
 {{- fail (print $breaking_title $breaking) }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/binderhub/templates/image-cleaner.yaml b/helm-chart/binderhub/templates/image-cleaner.yaml
index 46eb1b4b5..7a825d342 100644
--- a/helm-chart/binderhub/templates/image-cleaner.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/binderhub/templates/image-cleaner.yaml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ spec:
         volumeMounts:
         - name: storage-{{ $builderName }}
           mountPath: /var/lib/{{ $builderName }}
-        - name: socket-{{ $builderName }}
-          mountPath: /var/run/docker.sock
+        - name: socketdir-{{ $builderName }}
+          mountPath: /var/run
         env:
         {{- if .Values.imageCleaner.cordon }}
         - name: DOCKER_IMAGE_CLEANER_NODE_NAME
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.imageCleaner.imageGCThresholdHigh | quote }}
         - name: DOCKER_IMAGE_CLEANER_THRESHOLD_LOW
           value: {{ .Values.imageCleaner.imageGCThresholdLow | quote }}
+        - name: DOCKER_HOST
+          value: unix:///var/run/{{ eq $builderName "host" | ternary .Values.imageCleaner.host.dockerSocketName $builder.hostSocketName }}
         {{- with .Values.imageCleaner.extraEnv }}
         {{- include "jupyterhub.extraEnv" . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
@@ -77,19 +79,19 @@ spec:
       - name: storage-host
         hostPath:
           path: {{ .Values.imageCleaner.host.dockerLibDir }}
-      - name: socket-host
+      - name: socketdir-host
         hostPath:
-          path: {{ .Values.imageCleaner.host.dockerSocket }}
-          type: Socket
+          path: {{ .Values.imageCleaner.host.dockerSocketDir }}
+          type: Directory
       {{- end }}
       {{- if or (eq $builderName "dind") (eq $builderName "pink") }}
       - name: storage-{{ $builderName }}
         hostPath:
           path: {{ eq $builderName "dind" | ternary $builder.hostLibDir $builder.hostStorageDir }}
-          type: DirectoryOrCreate
-      - name: socket-{{ $builderName }}
+          type: Directory
+      - name: socketdir-{{ $builderName }}
         hostPath:
-          path: {{ $builder.hostSocketDir }}/{{ $builder.hostSocketName }}
-          type: Socket
+          path: {{ $builder.hostSocketDir }}
+          type: Directory
       {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/binderhub/values.yaml b/helm-chart/binderhub/values.yaml
index 907a04601..2617435bb 100644
--- a/helm-chart/binderhub/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/binderhub/values.yaml
@@ -335,10 +335,11 @@ imageCleaner:
   # cull images until it drops below 60%
   imageGCThresholdHigh: 80
   imageGCThresholdLow: 60
-  # cull images on the host docker as well as dind
+  # cull images on the host docker
   # configuration to use if `imageBuilderType: host` is configured
   host:
-    dockerSocket: /var/run/docker.sock
+    dockerSocketDir: /var/run
+    dockerSocketName: docker.sock
     dockerLibDir: /var/lib/docker
 
 ingress:
diff --git a/tools/templates/lint-and-validate-values.yaml b/tools/templates/lint-and-validate-values.yaml
index 92af3d540..823cc56cc 100644
--- a/tools/templates/lint-and-validate-values.yaml
+++ b/tools/templates/lint-and-validate-values.yaml
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ imageCleaner:
   imageGCThresholdHigh: 2
   imageGCThresholdLow: 1
   host:
-    dockerSocket: /var/run/docker.sock
+    dockerSocketDir: /var/run
+    dockerSocketName: docker.sock
     dockerLibDir: /var/lib/docker
 
 ingress: