diff --git a/pipeline/console/container/build.py b/pipeline/console/container/build.py
index 4f850447..15497700 100644
--- a/pipeline/console/container/build.py
+++ b/pipeline/console/container/build.py
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ def build_container(namespace: Namespace):
 
     pipeline_config = PipelineConfig.parse_obj(pipeline_config_yaml)
 
-    if pipeline_config.extras and pipeline_config.extras.get("turbo_registry", False):
+    turbo_registry = pipeline_config.extras and pipeline_config.extras.get(
+        "turbo_registry", False
+    )
+    if turbo_registry:
         template = docker_templates.turbo_registry_template
 
     if not pipeline_config.runtime:
@@ -83,6 +86,14 @@ def build_container(namespace: Namespace):
     docker_client = docker.from_env()
     new_container = docker_client.images.get(docker_image_id)
 
+    if turbo_registry:
+        if len(new_container.attrs["RootFS"]["Layers"]) > 1:
+            _print(
+                f"Turbo registry image built with multiple layers, this will cause issues with cold start optimization. Please contact Mystic support at support@mystic.ai",  # noqa
+                "ERROR",
+            )
+            raise Exception("Failed to build")
+
     created_image_full_id = new_container.id.split(":")[1]
     created_image_short_id = created_image_full_id[:12]
 
diff --git a/pipeline/console/container/push.py b/pipeline/console/container/push.py
index efec1f92..9f53a296 100644
--- a/pipeline/console/container/push.py
+++ b/pipeline/console/container/push.py
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ def push_container(namespace: Namespace):
     docker_client: docker.DockerClient = docker.from_env(timeout=600)
 
     registry_params = {}
-    if pipeline_config.extras and pipeline_config.extras.get("turbo_registry", False):
+    turbo_registry = pipeline_config.extras and pipeline_config.extras.get(
+        "turbo_registry", False
+    )
+    if turbo_registry:
         registry_params["turbo_registry"] = "yes"
 
     registry_info = http.get(endpoint="/v4/registry", params=registry_params)
@@ -100,6 +103,14 @@ def push_container(namespace: Namespace):
     image = docker_client.images.get(pipeline_name)
     image_hash = image.id.split(":")[1]
 
+    if turbo_registry:
+        if len(image.attrs["RootFS"]["Layers"]) > 1:
+            _print(
+                f"Turbo registry image contains multiple layers, this will cause issues with cold start optimization. Please contact Mystic support at support@mystic.ai",  # noqa
+                "ERROR",
+            )
+            raise Exception("Failed to push")
+
     hash_tag = image_hash[:12]
     image_to_push = pipeline_name + ":" + hash_tag
     image_to_push_reg = upload_registry + "/" + image_to_push
@@ -148,7 +159,9 @@ def push_container(namespace: Namespace):
         pipeline_name = true_pipeline_name
 
     _push_docker_image(
-        docker_client=docker_client, image=image_to_push_reg, upload_token=upload_token
+        docker_client=docker_client,
+        image=image_to_push_reg,
+        upload_token=upload_token,
     )
 
     new_deployment_request = http.post(
@@ -183,7 +196,9 @@ def push_container(namespace: Namespace):
 
 
 def _push_docker_image(
-    docker_client: docker.DockerClient, image: str, upload_token: str
+    docker_client: docker.DockerClient,
+    image: str,
+    upload_token: str,
 ):
     resp = docker_client.images.push(
         image,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3aa0f6f8..bc930ea0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pipeline-ai"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 description = "Pipelines for machine learning workloads."
 authors = [
   "Paul Hetherington <ph@mystic.ai>",