diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
index 732187a..094cb3c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
@@ -275,7 +275,13 @@ jobs:
             mkdir -p "$version"
             infofile="$version/build-info.json"
             image="${IMAGE_REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_ORG}/${IMAGE_REPO_TS}:$version"
-            docker pull "$image" || true
+            
+            # Pull image before inspecting to ensure metadata is available
+            if ! docker pull "$image"; then
+              echo "[WARN] Failed to pull $image — setting fields to 'unknown/0'"
+              digest="unknown"
+              size_bytes=0
+            else
 
             inspect=$(docker buildx imagetools inspect "$image" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
             digest=$(echo "$inspect" | grep -m1 'Digest:' | awk '{print $2}' || echo "unknown")