diff --git a/pkg/commands/resolver_test.go b/pkg/commands/resolver_test.go
index af615af3a5..a04edfd752 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/resolver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/resolver_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ var (
 
 type erroringClient struct {
 	daemon.Client
+
+	inspectErr  error
+	inspectResp types.ImageInspect
+	inspectBody []byte
 }
 
 func (m *erroringClient) NegotiateAPIVersion(context.Context) {}
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ func (m *erroringClient) ImageTag(_ context.Context, _ string, _ string) error {
 	return errImageTag
 }
 
+func (m *erroringClient) ImageInspectWithRaw(_ context.Context, _ string) (types.ImageInspect, []byte, error) {
+	return m.inspectResp, m.inspectBody, m.inspectErr
+}
+
 func TestResolveMultiDocumentYAMLs(t *testing.T) {
 	refs := []string{fooRef, barRef}
 	hashes := []v1.Hash{fooHash, barHash}
@@ -275,7 +283,7 @@ func TestNewPublisherCanPublish(t *testing.T) {
 				Local:        true,
 			},
 			shouldError: true,
-			wantError:   errImageLoad,
+			wantError:   errImageTag,
 		},
 		{
 			description:   "bare with local domain and repo",
diff --git a/pkg/internal/testing/daemon.go b/pkg/internal/testing/daemon.go
index 74c8f03fd1..620884b603 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/testing/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/testing/daemon.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import (
 type MockDaemon struct {
 	daemon.Client
 	Tags []string
+
+	inspectErr  error
+	inspectResp types.ImageInspect
+	inspectBody []byte
 }
 
 func (m *MockDaemon) NegotiateAPIVersion(context.Context) {}
@@ -42,3 +46,7 @@ func (m *MockDaemon) ImageTag(_ context.Context, _ string, tag string) error {
 	m.Tags = append(m.Tags, tag)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (m *MockDaemon) ImageInspectWithRaw(_ context.Context, _ string) (types.ImageInspect, []byte, error) {
+	return m.inspectResp, m.inspectBody, m.inspectErr
+}
diff --git a/pkg/publish/daemon_test.go b/pkg/publish/daemon_test.go
index b13fe91f35..f11cc2088c 100644
--- a/pkg/publish/daemon_test.go
+++ b/pkg/publish/daemon_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package publish_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -63,7 +64,12 @@ func TestDaemonTags(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Publish() = %v, wanted prefix %v", got, want)
 	}
 
-	expected := []string{"ko.local/98b8c7facdad74510a7cae0cd368eb4e:v2.0.0", "ko.local/98b8c7facdad74510a7cae0cd368eb4e:v1.2.3", "ko.local/98b8c7facdad74510a7cae0cd368eb4e:production"}
+	imgDigest, err := img.Digest()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("img.Digest() = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := []string{fmt.Sprintf("ko.local/98b8c7facdad74510a7cae0cd368eb4e:%s", strings.Replace(imgDigest.String(), "sha256:", "", 1)), "ko.local/98b8c7facdad74510a7cae0cd368eb4e:v2.0.0", "ko.local/98b8c7facdad74510a7cae0cd368eb4e:v1.2.3", "ko.local/98b8c7facdad74510a7cae0cd368eb4e:production"}
 
 	for i, v := range expected {
 		if client.Tags[i] != v {