diff --git a/api/http/proxy/transport.go b/api/http/proxy/transport.go
index 98e15d29a..f5491213e 100644
--- a/api/http/proxy/transport.go
+++ b/api/http/proxy/transport.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (p *proxyTransport) proxyImageRequest(request *http.Request) (*http.Respons
 	case "/images/create":
 		return p.replaceRegistryAuthenticationHeader(request)
 	default:
-		if match, _ := path.Match("/images/*/push", requestPath); match {
+		if path.Base(requestPath) == "push" && request.Method == http.MethodPost {
 			return p.replaceRegistryAuthenticationHeader(request)
 		}
 		return p.executeDockerRequest(request)