--- a/atomic_reactor/plugins/build_orchestrate_build.py

+++ b/atomic_reactor/plugins/build_orchestrate_build.py

@@ -849,8 +849,12 @@ class OrchestrateBuildPlugin(BuildStepPlugin):

         # we have build_image with tag, so we can check for manifest list

         if build_image:

-            self.check_manifest_list(build_image, orchestrator_platform,

-                                     manifest_list_platforms, current_buildimage)

+            if "/" in build_image:

+                self.check_manifest_list(build_image, orchestrator_platform,

+                                         manifest_list_platforms, current_buildimage)

+            else:

+                for p in manifest_list_platforms:

+                    self.build_image_digests[p] = build_image

     def run(self):

         if not self.platforms: