diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-register-retired b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-register-retired
index f0e520d26..14e355b9b 100755
--- a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-register-retired
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-register-retired
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-register-retired() {
   declare APP="$1" CONTAINER_ID="$2" WAIT="${3:-60}"
   local IMAGE_ID
 
-  IMAGE_ID="$("$DOCKER_BIN" container inspect "$CONTAINER_ID" --format "{{.Image}}" | cut -d: -f2)"
-  fn-scheduler-docker-local-register-retired "image" "$APP" "$IMAGE_ID" "$WAIT"
+  IMAGE_ID="$("$DOCKER_BIN" container inspect "$CONTAINER_ID" --format "{{.Image}}" 2>/dev/null | cut -d: -f2 || true)"
   fn-scheduler-docker-local-register-retired "container" "$APP" "$CONTAINER_ID" "$WAIT"
 
+  if [[ -z "$IMAGE_ID" ]]; then
+    fn-scheduler-docker-local-register-retired "image" "$APP" "$IMAGE_ID" "$WAIT"
+  fi
 }
 
 trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-register-retired "$@"