diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/build.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/build.go
index c570b4863..e2a1d50e4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/build.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/build.go
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ func (p Pkg) Build(bos ...BuildOpt) error {
 	}
 
 	if !bo.push {
+		if err := d.tag(p.Tag()+suffix, p.Tag()); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		fmt.Printf("Build complete, not pushing, all done.\n")
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/docker.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/docker.go
index f3d377ad3..3f9daecc8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/docker.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/docker.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func (dr dockerRunner) push(img string) error {
 }
 
 func (dr dockerRunner) pushWithManifest(img, suffix string) error {
+	fmt.Printf("Pushing %s\n", img+suffix)
 	if err := dr.push(img + suffix); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ func (dr dockerRunner) pushWithManifest(img, suffix string) error {
 		dctArg = "1"
 	}
 
+	fmt.Printf("Pushing %s to manifest %s\n", img+suffix, img)
 	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", manifestPushScript, "manifest-push-script", img, dctArg)
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ func (dr dockerRunner) pushWithManifest(img, suffix string) error {
 }
 
 func (dr dockerRunner) tag(ref, tag string) error {
+	fmt.Printf("Tagging %s as %s\n", ref, tag)
 	return dr.command("tag", ref, tag)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/pkglib.go b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/pkglib.go
index ee5a584a5..27e401f77 100644
--- a/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/pkglib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/linuxkit/pkglib/pkglib.go
@@ -138,12 +138,6 @@ func NewFromCLI(fs *flag.FlagSet, args ...string) (Pkg, error) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	if hash == "" {
-		if hash, err = gitTreeHash(hashPath, hashCommit); err != nil {
-			return Pkg{}, err
-		}
-	}
-
 	gitDirty, err := gitIsDirty(hashPath, hashCommit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Pkg{}, err
@@ -151,6 +145,16 @@ func NewFromCLI(fs *flag.FlagSet, args ...string) (Pkg, error) {
 
 	dirty = dirty || gitDirty
 
+	if hash == "" {
+		if hash, err = gitTreeHash(hashPath, hashCommit); err != nil {
+			return Pkg{}, err
+		}
+
+		if dirty {
+			hash += "-dirty"
+		}
+	}
+
 	return Pkg{
 		image:      pi.Image,
 		org:        pi.Org,
@@ -185,11 +189,7 @@ func (p Pkg) ReleaseTag(release string) (string, error) {
 
 // Tag returns the tag to use for the package
 func (p Pkg) Tag() string {
-	tag := p.org + "/" + p.image + ":" + p.hash
-	if p.dirty {
-		tag += "-dirty"
-	}
-	return tag
+	return p.org + "/" + p.image + ":" + p.hash
 }
 
 func (p Pkg) archSupported(want string) bool {