diff --git a/manifests/image.pp b/manifests/image.pp
index 2db66d07d..3d9178fc6 100644
--- a/manifests/image.pp
+++ b/manifests/image.pp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
       onlyif  => $image_find,
       timeout => 0,
     }
-  } elsif $ensure == 'latest' {
+  } elsif $ensure == 'latest' or $image_tag == 'latest' {
     exec { "echo 'Update of ${image_arg} complete'":
       environment => 'HOME=/root',
       path        => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],