diff --git a/cmd/up.go b/cmd/up.go
index e9eae851..34d3e1c5 100644
--- a/cmd/up.go
+++ b/cmd/up.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ var (
 	UpBuildBranch  string
 	UpBuildRepo    string
 	UpController   string
+	// UpPushImage decides if we should push the docker image
+	UpPushImage bool
 )
 
 var upCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ var upCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		// Create the Convert options.
 		UpOpt = kobject.ConvertOptions{
 			Build:              UpBuild,
+			PushImage:          UpPushImage,
 			Replicas:           UpReplicas,
 			InputFiles:         GlobalFiles,
 			Provider:           GlobalProvider,
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ func init() {
 	upCmd.Flags().StringVar(&UpBuild, "build", "local", `Set the type of build ("local"|"build-config" (OpenShift only)|"none")`)
 	upCmd.Flags().StringVar(&UpBuildRepo, "build-repo", "", "Specify source repository for buildconfig (default remote origin)")
 	upCmd.Flags().StringVar(&UpBuildBranch, "build-branch", "", "Specify repository branch to use for buildconfig (default master)")
+	upCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&UpPushImage, "push-image", true, "If we should push the docker image we built")
 	upCmd.Flags().StringVar(&UpController, "controller", "", `Set the output controller ("deployment"|"daemonSet"|"replicationController")`)
 	upCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("insecure-repository")
 	upCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("build-repo")
diff --git a/pkg/kobject/kobject.go b/pkg/kobject/kobject.go
index 41344baa..29821efb 100644
--- a/pkg/kobject/kobject.go
+++ b/pkg/kobject/kobject.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type ConvertOptions struct {
 	BuildRepo                   string
 	BuildBranch                 string
 	Build                       string
+	PushImage                   bool
 	CreateChart                 bool
 	GenerateYaml                bool
 	GenerateJSON                bool
diff --git a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index e5f2d845..26abecd8 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) Transform(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("image key required within build parameters in order to build and push service '%s'", name)
 			}
 
-			log.Infof("Build key detected. Attempting to build and push image '%s'", service.Image)
+			log.Infof("Build key detected. Attempting to build image '%s'", service.Image)
 
 			// Get the directory where the compose file is
 			composeFileDir, err := transformer.GetComposeFileDir(opt.InputFiles)
@@ -861,11 +861,13 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) Transform(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.
 			}
 
 			// Push the built image to the repo!
-			err = transformer.PushDockerImage(service, name)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Unable to push Docker image for service %v", name)
+			if opt.PushImage {
+				log.Infof("Push image enabled. Attempting to push image '%s'", service.Image)
+				err = transformer.PushDockerImage(service, name)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Unable to push Docker image for service %v", name)
+				}
 			}
-
 		}
 
 		// If there's no "image" key, use the name of the container that's built
diff --git a/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go b/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go
index 54ef4668..7e78792e 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go
@@ -316,9 +316,11 @@ func (o *OpenShift) Transform(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.C
 			}
 
 			// Push the built container to the repo!
-			err = transformer.PushDockerImage(service, name)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Unable to push Docker image for service %v: %v", name, err)
+			if opt.PushImage {
+				err = transformer.PushDockerImage(service, name)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Fatalf("Unable to push Docker image for service %v: %v", name, err)
+				}
 			}
 
 		}