diff --git a/pkg/client/tools.go b/pkg/client/tools.go
index c4cb00573..e2c8bddbe 100644
--- a/pkg/client/tools.go
+++ b/pkg/client/tools.go
@@ -310,12 +310,17 @@ func isFile(image string) bool {
 }
 
 func dockerSpecialImageNameEqual(requestedImageName string, runtimeImageName string) bool {
-	if strings.HasPrefix(requestedImageName, "docker.io/") {
-		return dockerSpecialImageNameEqual(strings.TrimPrefix(requestedImageName, "docker.io/"), runtimeImageName)
+	prefixes := []string{
+		"docker.io/library/",
+		"docker.io/",
+		"library/",
 	}
 
-	if strings.HasPrefix(requestedImageName, "library/") {
-		return imageNamesEqual(strings.TrimPrefix(requestedImageName, "library/"), runtimeImageName)
+	for _, prefix := range prefixes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(requestedImageName, prefix) {
+			return imageNamesEqual(strings.TrimPrefix(requestedImageName, prefix), runtimeImageName)
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	return false
diff --git a/pkg/client/tools_test.go b/pkg/client/tools_test.go
index cda024b04..684a67e4a 100644
--- a/pkg/client/tools_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/tools_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func Test_findRuntimeImage(T *testing.T) {
 		"registry:1234/one/two:latest",
 		"registry:1234/one/two/three/four:version",
 		"registry:1234/one/two/three/four:latest",
+		"one/two:latest",
 	}
 
 	tests := map[string]struct {
@@ -143,6 +144,16 @@ func Test_findRuntimeImage(T *testing.T) {
 			expectedFound:           true,
 			givenRequestedImageName: "docker.io/library/busybox:version",
 		},
+		"docker.io is used as registry": {
+			expectedImageName:       "one/two:latest",
+			expectedFound:           true,
+			givenRequestedImageName: "docker.io/one/two:latest",
+		},
+		"docker.io is used as registry, no version tag": {
+			expectedImageName:       "one/two:latest",
+			expectedFound:           true,
+			givenRequestedImageName: "docker.io/one/two",
+		},
 		"unknown image": {
 			expectedFound:           false,
 			givenRequestedImageName: "unknown",