diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/runner/build_deploy.go b/pkg/skaffold/runner/build_deploy.go
index 9d93aeff900..1abe1c8460a 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/runner/build_deploy.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/runner/build_deploy.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (r *SkaffoldRunner) Build(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, artifacts []*
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// In dry-run mode or with --digest-source  set to 'remote', we don't build anything, just return the tag for each artifact.
+	// In dry-run mode or with --digest-source  set to 'remote' or 'tag', we don't build anything, just return the tag for each artifact.
 	if r.runCtx.DryRun() || (r.runCtx.DigestSource() == remoteDigestSource) ||
 		(r.runCtx.DigestSource() == tagDigestSource) {
 		var bRes []build.Artifact