diff --git a/cloud/docker/docker.py b/cloud/docker/docker.py
index 7184b22ccfa..bda75f35e06 100644
--- a/cloud/docker/docker.py
+++ b/cloud/docker/docker.py
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ def get_split_image_tag(image):
         resource, tag = resource.split(':', 1)
         if registry:
             resource = '/'.join((registry, resource))
+        if tag == "":
+            tag = "latest"
     else:
         tag = "latest"
         resource = image