diff --git a/app/models/miq_worker/container_common.rb b/app/models/miq_worker/container_common.rb
index 3f716c2a710..6dc5293f31e 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_worker/container_common.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_worker/container_common.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ def configure_worker_deployment(definition, replicas = 0)
 
       if container_image_tag.include?("latest")
         container[:imagePullPolicy] = "Always"
+      else
+        container[:imagePullPolicy] = "IfNotPresent"
       end
 
       container[:image] = "#{container_image_namespace}/#{container_image_name}:#{container_image_tag}"