diff --git a/roles/container/tasks/main.yml b/roles/container/tasks/main.yml
index d3aee38..d4bc38c 100644
--- a/roles/container/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container/tasks/main.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 - name: "Container for {{ docker_service_name }}"
   community.docker.docker_container:
     name: "{{ docker_service_name }}"
-    image: "{{ container_image.Id if container_image != '' else docker_image }}"
+    image: "{{ container_image.Id if (not ansible_check_mode) or (container_image | length > 0) else docker_image }}"
     user: "{{ docker_user if docker_host_user else omit }}"
     mounts: "{{ docker_volume_definition }}"
     published_ports: "{{ container_published_ports + docker_published_ports }}"