diff --git a/rules/falco_rules.yaml b/rules/falco_rules.yaml
index 33f4bb4e..63bef23b 100644
--- a/rules/falco_rules.yaml
+++ b/rules/falco_rules.yaml
@@ -338,7 +338,10 @@
   condition: container.id != host
 
 - macro: container_started
-  condition: (evt.type = container or (evt.type=execve and evt.dir=< and proc.vpid=1))
+  condition: >
+    ((evt.type = container or
+     (evt.type=execve and evt.dir=< and proc.vpid=1)) and
+     container.image.repository != incomplete)
 
 - macro: interactive
   condition: >
diff --git a/test/falco_traces.yaml.in b/test/falco_traces.yaml.in
index a16d627c..ef949bf4 100644
--- a/test/falco_traces.yaml.in
+++ b/test/falco_traces.yaml.in
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ traces: !mux
     detect: True
     detect_level: INFO
     detect_counts:
-      - "Launch Privileged Container": 1
+      - "Launch Privileged Container": 2
 
   container-sensitive-mount:
     trace_file: traces-positive/container-sensitive-mount.scap
     detect: True
     detect_level: INFO
     detect_counts:
-      - "Launch Sensitive Mount Container": 1
+      - "Launch Sensitive Mount Container": 2
 
   create-files-below-dev:
     trace_file: traces-positive/create-files-below-dev.scap