diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
index f8a86d2e..d80ed60b 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	bus "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/bus"
+
 	docker "github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
 	capi "github.com/mudler/docker-companion/api"
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ func NewSimpleDockerBackend() compiler.CompilerBackend {
 // TODO: Missing still: labels, and build args expansion
 func (*SimpleDocker) BuildImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	name := opts.ImageName
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePreBuild, opts)
 
 	buildarg := genBuildCommand(opts)
 	Info(":whale2: Building image " + name)
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ func (*SimpleDocker) BuildImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 		Info(":whale: Squashing image " + name + " done")
 	}
 
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePostBuild, opts)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +95,8 @@ func (*SimpleDocker) CopyImage(src, dst string) error {
 
 func (*SimpleDocker) DownloadImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	name := opts.ImageName
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePrePull, opts)
+
 	buildarg := []string{"pull", name}
 	Debug(":whale: Downloading image " + name)
 
@@ -103,6 +110,8 @@ func (*SimpleDocker) DownloadImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	Info(":whale: Downloaded image:", name)
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePostPull, opts)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -138,6 +147,7 @@ func (*SimpleDocker) RemoveImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 func (*SimpleDocker) Push(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	name := opts.ImageName
 	pusharg := []string{"push", name}
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePrePush, opts)
 
 	Spinner(22)
 	defer SpinnerStop()
@@ -147,6 +157,8 @@ func (*SimpleDocker) Push(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed pushing image: "+string(out))
 	}
 	Info(":whale: Pushed image:", name)
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePostPush, opts)
+
 	//Info(string(out))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go
index 82c45cf2..0ce5eff6 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpleimg.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 
+	bus "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/bus"
+
 	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/compiler"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ func NewSimpleImgBackend() compiler.CompilerBackend {
 // TODO: Missing still: labels, and build args expansion
 func (*SimpleImg) BuildImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	name := opts.ImageName
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePreBuild, opts)
 
 	buildarg := genBuildCommand(opts)
 
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ func (*SimpleImg) BuildImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePostBuild, opts)
 
 	Info(":tea: Building image " + name + " done")
 
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ func (*SimpleImg) RemoveImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 
 func (*SimpleImg) DownloadImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	name := opts.ImageName
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePrePull, opts)
+
 	buildarg := []string{"pull", name}
 	Debug(":tea: Downloading image " + name)
 
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ func (*SimpleImg) DownloadImage(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	Info(":tea: Image " + name + " downloaded")
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePostPull, opts)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -181,12 +188,16 @@ func (i *SimpleImg) Changes(fromImage, toImage compiler.CompilerBackendOptions)
 
 func (*SimpleImg) Push(opts compiler.CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 	name := opts.ImageName
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePrePush, opts)
+
 	pusharg := []string{"push", name}
 	out, err := exec.Command("img", pusharg...).CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed pushing image: "+string(out))
 	}
 	Info(":tea: Pushed image:", name)
+	bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePostPush, opts)
+
 	//Info(string(out))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/compiler.go b/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
index 87aecda6..fec89ba1 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ func (cs *LuetCompiler) buildPackageImage(image, buildertaggedImage, packageImag
 	buildAndPush := func(opts CompilerBackendOptions) error {
 		buildImage := true
 		if cs.Options.PullFirst {
-			bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePrePull, opts)
 			err := cs.Backend.DownloadImage(opts)
 			if err == nil {
 				buildImage = false
@@ -405,20 +404,15 @@ func (cs *LuetCompiler) buildPackageImage(image, buildertaggedImage, packageImag
 				Warning("Failed to download '" + opts.ImageName + "'. Will keep going and build the image unless you use --fatal")
 				Warning(err.Error())
 			}
-			bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePostPull, opts)
 		}
 		if buildImage {
-			bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePreBuild, opts)
 			if err := cs.Backend.BuildImage(opts); err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "Could not build image: "+image+" "+opts.DockerFileName)
 			}
-			bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePostBuild, opts)
 			if cs.Options.Push {
-				bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePrePush, opts)
 				if err = cs.Backend.Push(opts); err != nil {
 					return errors.Wrap(err, "Could not push image: "+image+" "+opts.DockerFileName)
 				}
-				bus.Manager.Publish(bus.EventImagePostPush, opts)
 			}
 		}
 		return nil