diff --git a/api/handlers.go b/api/handlers.go
index 1da5ab2eee..9930c48de1 100644
--- a/api/handlers.go
+++ b/api/handlers.go
@@ -68,20 +68,6 @@ func getVersion(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(version)
 }
 
-// GET /images/{name:.*}/get
-func getImage(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	name := mux.Vars(r)["name"]
-
-	for _, image := range c.cluster.Images() {
-		if len(strings.SplitN(name, ":", 2)) == 2 && image.Match(name, true) ||
-			len(strings.SplitN(name, ":", 2)) == 1 && image.Match(name, false) {
-			proxy(c.tlsConfig, image.Engine.Addr, w, r)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-	httpError(w, fmt.Sprintf("No such image: %s", name), http.StatusNotFound)
-}
-
 // GET /images/get
 func getImages(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
@@ -577,6 +563,20 @@ func proxyImage(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	httpError(w, fmt.Sprintf("No such image: %s", name), http.StatusNotFound)
 }
 
+// Proxy a request to the right node
+func proxyImageTagOptional(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	name := mux.Vars(r)["name"]
+
+	for _, image := range c.cluster.Images() {
+		if len(strings.SplitN(name, ":", 2)) == 2 && image.Match(name, true) ||
+			len(strings.SplitN(name, ":", 2)) == 1 && image.Match(name, false) {
+			proxy(c.tlsConfig, image.Engine.Addr, w, r)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	httpError(w, fmt.Sprintf("No such image: %s", name), http.StatusNotFound)
+}
+
 // Proxy a request to the right node and force refresh
 func proxyImageAndForceRefresh(c *context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	name := mux.Vars(r)["name"]
diff --git a/api/primary.go b/api/primary.go
index ca44462267..a3df99c78b 100644
--- a/api/primary.go
+++ b/api/primary.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var routes = map[string]map[string]handler{
 		"/images/viz":                     notImplementedHandler,
 		"/images/search":                  proxyRandom,
 		"/images/get":                     getImages,
-		"/images/{name:.*}/get":           getImage,
+		"/images/{name:.*}/get":           proxyImageTagOptional,
 		"/images/{name:.*}/history":       proxyImage,
 		"/images/{name:.*}/json":          proxyImage,
 		"/containers/ps":                  getContainersJSON,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var routes = map[string]map[string]handler{
 		"/build":                        proxyRandomAndForceRefresh,
 		"/images/create":                postImagesCreate,
 		"/images/load":                  postImagesLoad,
-		"/images/{name:.*}/push":        proxyImage,
+		"/images/{name:.*}/push":        proxyImageTagOptional,
 		"/images/{name:.*}/tag":         proxyImageAndForceRefresh,
 		"/containers/create":            postContainersCreate,
 		"/containers/{name:.*}/kill":    proxyContainerAndForceRefresh,