diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
index 5e5733e559..749c4e433b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) generateContainerConfig(container *v1.Contai
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	uid, username, err := m.getImageUser(container.Image)
+	uid, username, err := m.getImageUser(imageRef)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, cleanupAction, err
 	}