diff --git a/cli/app/version.go b/cli/app/version.go
index cf041826..ede9642c 100644
--- a/cli/app/version.go
+++ b/cli/app/version.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func getImagePath(image string) (string, error) {
 
 	path := reference.Path(img)
 
-	path = recipe.StripTagMeta(path)
+	path = formatter.StripTagMeta(path)
 
 	logrus.Debugf("parsed %s from %s", path, image)
 
diff --git a/cli/internal/recipe.go b/cli/internal/recipe.go
index 30f13903..b4f01020 100644
--- a/cli/internal/recipe.go
+++ b/cli/internal/recipe.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package internal
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/formatter"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
-	recipePkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func GetMainAppImage(recipe recipe.Recipe) (string, error) {
 			}
 
 			path = reference.Path(img)
-			path = recipePkg.StripTagMeta(path)
+			path = formatter.StripTagMeta(path)
 
 			return path, nil
 		}
diff --git a/cli/recipe/release.go b/cli/recipe/release.go
index a37849fa..727281e8 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/release.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/release.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func getImageVersions(recipe recipe.Recipe) (map[string]string, error) {
 
 		path := reference.Path(img)
 
-		path = recipePkg.StripTagMeta(path)
+		path = formatter.StripTagMeta(path)
 
 		var tag string
 		switch img.(type) {
diff --git a/cli/recipe/upgrade.go b/cli/recipe/upgrade.go
index ac05423b..49f08985 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/upgrade.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/autocomplete"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/formatter"
 	recipePkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"coopcloud.tech/tagcmp"
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ You may invoke this command in "wizard" mode and be prompted for input:
 			}
 			logrus.Debugf("retrieved %s from remote registry for %s", regVersions, image)
 
-			image = recipePkg.StripTagMeta(image)
+			image = formatter.StripTagMeta(image)
 
 			switch img.(type) {
 			case reference.NamedTagged:
diff --git a/pkg/compose/compose.go b/pkg/compose/compose.go
index a1e898c4..e207db5c 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/compose.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/compose.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/formatter"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/upstream/stack"
 	loader "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/upstream/stack"
 	composetypes "github.com/docker/cli/cli/compose/types"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func UpdateTag(pattern, image, tag, recipeName string) (bool, error) {
 				return false, nil
 			}
 
-			composeImage := reference.Path(img)
+			composeImage := formatter.StripTagMeta(reference.Path(img))
 
 			logrus.Debugf("parsed %s from %s", composeTag, service.Image)
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func UpdateTag(pattern, image, tag, recipeName string) (bool, error) {
 				logrus.Debugf("updating %s to %s in %s", old, new, compose.Filename)
 
 				if err := ioutil.WriteFile(compose.Filename, []byte(replacedBytes), 0764); err != nil {
-					return true, err
+					return false, err
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/formatter/formatter.go b/pkg/formatter/formatter.go
index 0f6a9a84..b68887d3 100644
--- a/pkg/formatter/formatter.go
+++ b/pkg/formatter/formatter.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/go-units"
 	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
 	"github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func ShortenID(str string) string {
@@ -49,3 +50,22 @@ func CreateProgressbar(length int, title string) *progressbar.ProgressBar {
 		progressbar.OptionSetDescription(title),
 	)
 }
+
+// StripTagMeta strips front-matter image tag data that we don't need for parsing.
+func StripTagMeta(image string) string {
+	originalImage := image
+
+	if strings.Contains(image, "docker.io") {
+		image = strings.Split(image, "/")[1]
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(image, "library") {
+		image = strings.Split(image, "/")[1]
+	}
+
+	if originalImage != image {
+		logrus.Debugf("stripped %s to %s for parsing", originalImage, image)
+	}
+
+	return image
+}
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
index 01c8259b..db9c803e 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (r Recipe) UpdateLabel(pattern, serviceName, label string) error {
 func (r Recipe) UpdateTag(image, tag string) (bool, error) {
 	pattern := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/compose**yml", config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name)
 
-	image = StripTagMeta(image)
+	image = formatter.StripTagMeta(image)
 
 	ok, err := compose.UpdateTag(pattern, image, tag, r.Name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ func GetRecipeVersions(recipeName, registryUsername, registryPassword string) (R
 
 			path := reference.Path(img)
 
-			path = StripTagMeta(path)
+			path = formatter.StripTagMeta(path)
 
 			var tag string
 			switch img.(type) {
@@ -1050,25 +1050,6 @@ func GetRecipeCatalogueVersions(recipeName string, catl RecipeCatalogue) ([]stri
 	return versions, nil
 }
 
-// StripTagMeta strips front-matter image tag data that we don't need for parsing.
-func StripTagMeta(image string) string {
-	originalImage := image
-
-	if strings.Contains(image, "docker.io") {
-		image = strings.Split(image, "/")[1]
-	}
-
-	if strings.Contains(image, "library") {
-		image = strings.Split(image, "/")[1]
-	}
-
-	if originalImage != image {
-		logrus.Debugf("stripped %s to %s for parsing", originalImage, image)
-	}
-
-	return image
-}
-
 // EnsureCatalogue ensures that the catalogue is cloned locally & present.
 func EnsureCatalogue() error {
 	catalogueDir := path.Join(config.ABRA_DIR, "catalogue")