diff --git a/deploy/helm/virtink/templates/_helpers.tpl b/deploy/helm/virtink/templates/_helpers.tpl
index a6e7252..4e5f917 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/virtink/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/deploy/helm/virtink/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -56,8 +56,16 @@ app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
 {{- $tag := .tag | toString -}}
 {{- $digest := .digest | toString -}}
 {{- if $digest }}
+  {{- if $registryName }}
     {{- printf "%s/%s@%s" $registryName $repositoryName $digest -}}
+  {{- else -}}
+    {{- printf "%s@%s" $repositoryName $digest -}}
+  {{- end -}}
 {{- else -}}
+  {{- if $registryName }}
     {{- printf "%s/%s:%s" $registryName $repositoryName $tag -}}
+  {{- else -}}
+    {{- printf "%s:%s" $repositoryName $tag -}}
+  {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/virtink/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/virtink/values.yaml
index b430fdb..76d1b26 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/virtink/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/virtink/values.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ image:
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
   tag: "v0.9.0"
+  digest: ""
 
 nameOverride: ""
 fullnameOverride: ""