diff --git a/pkg/bundle/create/create.go b/pkg/bundle/create/create.go
index 169bad7e4..19cb33d6e 100644
--- a/pkg/bundle/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/bundle/create/create.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func (o *Options) RunFull(ctx context.Context, flags *pflag.FlagSet) error {
 
 		if len(cfg.Mirror.Operators) != 0 {
 			opts := operator.NewMirrorOptions(*o.RootOptions)
+			opts.SkipImagePin = o.SkipImagePin
 			assocs, err := opts.Full(ctx, cfg)
 			if err != nil {
 				return meta, run, err
diff --git a/pkg/operator/mirror.go b/pkg/operator/mirror.go
index d1d8ded81..085aae50e 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/mirror.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/mirror.go
@@ -323,7 +323,13 @@ func pinImages(ctx context.Context, dc *declcfg.DeclarativeConfig, resolverConfi
 
 	var errs []error
 	for i, b := range dc.Bundles {
+
 		if !isImagePinned(b.Image) {
+
+			if !isImageTagged(b.Image) {
+				logrus.Warnf("bundle %s: bundle image tag not set", b.Name)
+				continue
+			}
 			if dc.Bundles[i].Image, err = image.ResolveToPin(ctx, resolver, b.Image); err != nil {
 				errs = append(errs, err)
 				continue
@@ -331,6 +337,12 @@ func pinImages(ctx context.Context, dc *declcfg.DeclarativeConfig, resolverConfi
 		}
 		for j, ri := range b.RelatedImages {
 			if !isImagePinned(ri.Image) {
+
+				if !isImageTagged(ri.Image) {
+					logrus.Warnf("bundle %s: related image tag not set", b.Name)
+					continue
+				}
+
 				if b.RelatedImages[j].Image, err = image.ResolveToPin(ctx, resolver, ri.Image); err != nil {
 					errs = append(errs, err)
 					continue
@@ -347,6 +359,11 @@ func isImagePinned(img string) bool {
 	return strings.Contains(img, "@")
 }
 
+// isImageTagged returns true if img has a tag.
+func isImageTagged(img string) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(img, ":")
+}
+
 func (o *MirrorOptions) writeDC(dc *declcfg.DeclarativeConfig, ctlgRef imgreference.DockerImageReference) (string, error) {
 
 	// Write catalog declarative config file to src so it is included in the archive