diff --git a/remediation/workflow/pin/pindocker.go b/remediation/workflow/pin/pindocker.go
index 3cc0db3da..e0efdf2e1 100644
--- a/remediation/workflow/pin/pindocker.go
+++ b/remediation/workflow/pin/pindocker.go
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ func PinDocker(inputYaml string) (string, bool, error) {
 func pinDocker(action, jobName, inputYaml string) (string, bool) {
 	updated := false
 	leftOfAt := strings.Split(action, ":")
-	tag := leftOfAt[2]
+	tag := "latest"
+	// Reference :latest tag if no tag is present
+	if len(leftOfAt) > 2 {
+		tag = leftOfAt[2]
+	}
 	image := leftOfAt[1][2:]
 
 	ref, err := name.ParseReference(image, name.WithDefaultTag(tag))
diff --git a/testfiles/pindockers/input/dockeraction.yml b/testfiles/pindockers/input/dockeraction.yml
index 5b57ce5c8..b9f3704e5 100644
--- a/testfiles/pindockers/input/dockeraction.yml
+++ b/testfiles/pindockers/input/dockeraction.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         args: sh -c "cd conker && make replace"
 
     - name: Perform make
-      uses: docker://docker.io/markstreet/conker:latest
+      uses: docker://docker.io/markstreet/conker
       with:
         args: make --jobs