diff --git a/scripts/imagebuilder.py b/scripts/imagebuilder.py
index 6867f88..954c657 100755
--- a/scripts/imagebuilder.py
+++ b/scripts/imagebuilder.py
@@ -873,7 +873,9 @@
                             image.status = DI_EXISTS
 
                         else:  # doesn't have good labels
-                            if has_build_tag:
+
+                            # if it has a build_tag, and a good image hasn't already been tagged
+                            if has_build_tag and (image.status != DI_EXISTS):
                                 LOG.info(" Image %s has obsolete labels and"
                                          " build_tag, remove" % pe_image['Id'])