diff --git a/pkg/compose/compose.go b/pkg/compose/compose.go
index e207db5c..6d9a1913 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/compose.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/compose.go
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ func UpdateTag(pattern, image, tag, recipeName string) (bool, error) {
 			case reference.NamedTagged:
 				composeTag = img.(reference.NamedTagged).Tag()
 			default:
-				// unable to parse, typically image missing tag
-				return false, nil
+				logrus.Debugf("unable to parse %s, skipping", img)
+				continue
 			}
 
 			composeImage := formatter.StripTagMeta(reference.Path(img))