diff --git a/zun/common/utils.py b/zun/common/utils.py
index 672b9b547..f3983a9c2 100644
--- a/zun/common/utils.py
+++ b/zun/common/utils.py
@@ -148,11 +148,14 @@ def allow_all_content_types(f):
     return _do_allow_certain_content_types(f, mimetypes.types_map.values())
 
 
-def parse_image_name(image):
+def parse_image_name(image, driver=None):
     image_parts = image.split(':', 1)
 
     image_repo = image_parts[0]
-    image_tag = 'latest'
+    if driver == 'glance':
+        image_tag = ''
+    else:
+        image_tag = 'latest'
 
     if len(image_parts) > 1:
         image_tag = image_parts[1]
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ def check_container_id(function):
 
 def get_image_pull_policy(image_pull_policy, image_tag):
     if not image_pull_policy:
-        if image_tag == 'latest':
+        if image_tag == 'latest' or not image_tag:
             image_pull_policy = 'always'
         else:
             image_pull_policy = 'ifnotpresent'
diff --git a/zun/compute/manager.py b/zun/compute/manager.py
index 08c07c859..41a67088d 100644
--- a/zun/compute/manager.py
+++ b/zun/compute/manager.py
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ class Manager(periodic_task.PeriodicTasks):
                                   requested_volumes, sandbox=None,
                                   limits=None):
         self._update_task_state(context, container, consts.IMAGE_PULLING)
-        repo, tag = utils.parse_image_name(container.image)
+        image_driver_name = container.image_driver
+        repo, tag = utils.parse_image_name(container.image, image_driver_name)
         image_pull_policy = utils.get_image_pull_policy(
             container.image_pull_policy, tag)
-        image_driver_name = container.image_driver
         try:
             image, image_loaded = image_driver.pull_image(
                 context, repo, tag, image_pull_policy, image_driver_name)
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ class Manager(periodic_task.PeriodicTasks):
         sandbox_image = CONF.sandbox_image
         sandbox_image_driver = CONF.sandbox_image_driver
         sandbox_image_pull_policy = CONF.sandbox_image_pull_policy
-        repo, tag = utils.parse_image_name(sandbox_image)
+        repo, tag = utils.parse_image_name(sandbox_image,
+                                           sandbox_image_driver)
         try:
             image, image_loaded = image_driver.pull_image(
                 context, repo, tag, sandbox_image_pull_policy,
@@ -987,7 +988,7 @@ class Manager(periodic_task.PeriodicTasks):
     @translate_exception
     def image_search(self, context, image, image_driver_name, exact_match):
         LOG.debug('Searching image...', image=image)
-        repo, tag = utils.parse_image_name(image)
+        repo, tag = utils.parse_image_name(image, image_driver_name)
         try:
             return image_driver.search_image(context, repo, tag,
                                              image_driver_name, exact_match)
diff --git a/zun/image/glance/utils.py b/zun/image/glance/utils.py
index d39b34b03..c7f0ec8f9 100644
--- a/zun/image/glance/utils.py
+++ b/zun/image/glance/utils.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def find_image(context, image_ident, tag):
     LOG.debug('Found matches %s ', matches)
     if len(matches) == 0:
         raise exception.ImageNotFound(image=image_ident)
-    if len(matches) > 1 and tag != 'latest':
+    if len(matches) > 1:
         msg = ("Multiple images exist with same name "
                "%(image_ident)s. Please use the image id "
                "instead.") % {'image_ident': image_ident}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def find_images(context, image_ident, tag, exact_match):
         kwargs = {}
         kwargs['sort-dir'] = 'desc'
         kwargs['sort-key'] = 'updated_at'
-        if tag == 'latest':
+        if not tag:
             filters = {'container_format': 'docker'}
         else:
             filters = {'container_format': 'docker', 'tag': [tag]}
diff --git a/zun/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_manager.py b/zun/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_manager.py
index f78944d3f..27ba52500 100644
--- a/zun/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_manager.py
+++ b/zun/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_manager.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class TestManager(base.TestCase):
         self.compute_manager._do_container_create(self.context, container,
                                                   networks, volumes)
         mock_save.assert_called_with(self.context)
-        mock_pull.assert_any_call(self.context, container.image, 'latest',
+        mock_pull.assert_any_call(self.context, container.image, '',
                                   'always', 'glance')
         mock_create.assert_called_once_with(self.context, container, image,
                                             networks, volumes)
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class TestManager(base.TestCase):
             container=container,
             limits=None, run=True)
         mock_save.assert_called_with(self.context)
-        mock_pull.assert_any_call(self.context, container.image, 'latest',
+        mock_pull.assert_any_call(self.context, container.image, '',
                                   'always', 'glance')
         mock_create.assert_called_once_with(self.context, container, image,
                                             networks, volumes)
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ class TestManager(base.TestCase):
         mock_save.assert_called_with(self.context)
         self.assertEqual('Error', container.status)
         self.assertEqual('Docker Error occurred', container.status_reason)
-        mock_pull.assert_any_call(self.context, container.image, 'latest',
+        mock_pull.assert_any_call(self.context, container.image, '',
                                   'always', 'glance')
         mock_create.assert_called_once_with(
             self.context, container, image, networks, volumes)