diff --git a/zun/compute/manager.py b/zun/compute/manager.py
index 687caf021..08c07c859 100644
--- a/zun/compute/manager.py
+++ b/zun/compute/manager.py
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ class Manager(periodic_task.PeriodicTasks):
         try:
             if image['driver'] == 'glance':
                 self.driver.read_tar_image(image)
+            if image['tag'] != tag:
+                LOG.warning("The input tag is different from the tag in tar")
             container = self.driver.create(context, container, image,
                                            requested_networks,
                                            requested_volumes)
diff --git a/zun/image/glance/driver.py b/zun/image/glance/driver.py
index 21026e217..a4732fd34 100644
--- a/zun/image/glance/driver.py
+++ b/zun/image/glance/driver.py
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ class GlanceDriver(driver.ContainerImageDriver):
     def __init__(self):
         super(GlanceDriver, self).__init__()
 
-    def _search_image_on_host(self, context, repo):
+    def _search_image_on_host(self, context, repo, tag):
         LOG.debug('Searching for image %s locally', repo)
         images_directory = CONF.glance.images_directory
         try:
             # TODO(mkrai): Change this to search image entry in zun db
             #              after the image endpoint is merged.
-            image_meta = utils.find_image(context, repo)
+            image_meta = utils.find_image(context, repo, tag)
         except exception.ImageNotFound:
             return None
         if image_meta:
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class GlanceDriver(driver.ContainerImageDriver):
         # TODO(shubhams): glance driver does not handle tags
         #              once metadata is stored in db then handle tags
         image_loaded = False
-        image = self._search_image_on_host(context, repo)
+        image = self._search_image_on_host(context, repo, tag)
 
         if not common_utils.should_pull_image(image_pull_policy, bool(image)):
             if image:
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class GlanceDriver(driver.ContainerImageDriver):
 
         LOG.debug('Pulling image from glance %s', repo)
         try:
-            image_meta = utils.find_image(context, repo)
+            image_meta = utils.find_image(context, repo, tag)
             LOG.debug('Image %s was found in glance, downloading now...', repo)
             image_chunks = utils.download_image_in_chunks(context,
                                                           image_meta.id)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class GlanceDriver(driver.ContainerImageDriver):
         LOG.debug('Searching image in glance %s', repo)
         try:
             # TODO(hongbin): find image by both repo and tag
-            return utils.find_images(context, repo, exact_match)
+            return utils.find_images(context, repo, tag, exact_match)
         except Exception as e:
             raise exception.ZunException(six.text_type(e))
 
diff --git a/zun/image/glance/utils.py b/zun/image/glance/utils.py
index fdf6cb608..d39b34b03 100644
--- a/zun/image/glance/utils.py
+++ b/zun/image/glance/utils.py
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ def create_glanceclient(context):
     return osc.glance()
 
 
-def find_image(context, image_ident):
-    matches = find_images(context, image_ident, exact_match=True)
+def find_image(context, image_ident, tag):
+    matches = find_images(context, image_ident, tag, exact_match=True)
     LOG.debug('Found matches %s ', matches)
     if len(matches) == 0:
         raise exception.ImageNotFound(image=image_ident)
-    if len(matches) > 1:
+    if len(matches) > 1 and tag != 'latest':
         msg = ("Multiple images exist with same name "
                "%(image_ident)s. Please use the image id "
                "instead.") % {'image_ident': image_ident}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def find_image(context, image_ident):
     return matches[0]
 
 
-def find_images(context, image_ident, exact_match):
+def find_images(context, image_ident, tag, exact_match):
     glance = create_glanceclient(context)
     if uuidutils.is_uuid_like(image_ident):
         images = []
@@ -59,8 +59,15 @@ def find_images(context, image_ident, exact_match):
             # ignore exception
             pass
     else:
-        filters = {'container_format': 'docker'}
-        images = list(glance.images.list(filters=filters))
+        kwargs = {}
+        kwargs['sort-dir'] = 'desc'
+        kwargs['sort-key'] = 'updated_at'
+        if tag == 'latest':
+            filters = {'container_format': 'docker'}
+        else:
+            filters = {'container_format': 'docker', 'tag': [tag]}
+        kwargs['filters'] = filters
+        images = list(glance.images.list(**kwargs))
         if exact_match:
             images = [i for i in images if i.name == image_ident]
         else: