diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 8f31ab0282..ce46d50129 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -481,7 +481,11 @@ func postImagesInsert(srv *Server, version float64, w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 	sf := utils.NewStreamFormatter(version > 1.0)
 	err := srv.ImageInsert(name, url, path, w, sf)
 	if err != nil {
-		w.Write(sf.FormatError(err))
+		if sf.Used() {
+			w.Write(sf.FormatError(err))
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index eb4e74e0bf..93ca61365a 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ImageInsert(name, url, path string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	out.Write(sf.FormatStatus(utils.TruncateID(img.ID), "Image created"))
+	out.Write(sf.FormatStatus(img.ID, "Image created"))
 	return nil
 }