diff --git a/behave_utils/docker.py b/behave_utils/docker.py
index 5873d509bcbc74f713280b651107c266b2b572c2..72eb7a15dce49553b9394a1fd7febf7980a8cab4 100644
--- a/behave_utils/docker.py
+++ b/behave_utils/docker.py
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ class Image(Item):
 	Docker image items
 	"""
 
+	_cache = dict[str, str]()
+
 	T = TypeVar('T', bound='Image')
 
 	def __init__(self, iid: str):
@@ -200,10 +202,23 @@ class Image(Item):
 		"""
 		Pull an image from a registry
 		"""
-		docker(b"pull", repository)
-		iid = Item(repository).inspect().path('$.Id', str)
+		try:
+			iid = cls._cache[repository]
+		except KeyError:
+			docker(b"pull", repository)
+			iid = cls._process_image(repository)
 		return cls(iid)
 
+	@classmethod
+	def _process_image(cls, reference: str) -> str:
+		report = Item(reference).inspect()
+		iid = report.path("$.Id", str)
+		cls._cache.update(
+			((tag, iid) for tag in report.path("$.RepoTags", list[str])),
+			reference=iid,
+		)
+		return iid
+
 	def get_id(self) -> str:
 		"""
 		Return an identifier for the Docker Image