diff --git a/podman-peerjs/10_install.sh b/podman-peerjs/10_install.sh
index b6b0873..f558dc5 100755
--- a/podman-peerjs/10_install.sh
+++ b/podman-peerjs/10_install.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ ensure_not_root
 
 ensure_container_not_exists ${container_name}
 
-podman pull ${upstream_images}:${version} &&
+if podman image exists ${upstream_images}:${version}; then
+    podman image pull ${upstream_images}:${version} || exit 1
+fi
 podman run --name ${container_name} --user nobody -p ${listen_if}:${listen_port}:9000 -d ${upstream_images}:${version} &&
 ( podman logs -f ${container_name} 2>&1 & ) | grep -q 'Started PeerServer' &&
 podman stop ${container_name} &&