The image cache matches based on image tags. If you re-push an image with the same tag after creating the image cache, image pulling may be triggered.

You are using the image cache by specifying its ID, but some pod images are not included in the image cache.

You specify ImagePullPolicy: Always. In this case, even if the image is not updated, the system still needs to access the image repository to retrieve metadata such as the image manifest.

Solution

If you need to avoid accessing the image repository (for example, the image has been deleted or network issues prevent connection to the repository), you can set ImagePullPolicy to IfNotPresent or Never, and disable the AlwaysPullImages admission controller of the cluster. For detailed steps, see the following:

AlwaysPullImages

Image pull policy

Last updated: 2026.07.24 16:18:05

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