1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/virtualisation/oci-containers.nix b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/virtualisation/oci-containers.nix
index b6a7b1154c4a..a88715587d65 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/virtualisation/oci-containers.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/virtualisation/oci-containers.nix
@@ -252,10 +252,13 @@ let
       text = ''
         ${cfg.backend} rm -f ${name} || true
         ${optionalString (isValidLogin container.login) ''
+          # try logging in, if it fails, check if image exists locally
           ${cfg.backend} login \
           ${container.login.registry} \
           --username ${container.login.username} \
-          --password-stdin < ${container.login.passwordFile}
+          --password-stdin < ${container.login.passwordFile} \
+          || ${cfg.backend} image inspect ${container.image} >/dev/null \
+          || { echo "image doesn't exist locally and login failed" >&2 ; exit 1; }
         ''}
         ${optionalString (container.imageFile != null) ''
           ${cfg.backend} load -i ${container.imageFile}