diff --git a/podman.mk b/podman.mk
index fc5b10e..4949362 100644
--- a/podman.mk
+++ b/podman.mk
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ push: ecr-login ## push images to registry
 		buildah manifest rm $(IMAGE):$$t || true; \
 		buildah manifest create $(IMAGE):$$t; \
 		for a in $(ALL_ARCHS); do \
+			podman image exists $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE):$(TAG)-$$a && \
 			buildah manifest add $(IMAGE):$$t $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE):$(TAG)-$$a; \
 		done; \
 		echo "Pushing manifest $(IMAGE):$$t"