diff --git a/docker/lib/dependabot/docker/tag.rb b/docker/lib/dependabot/docker/tag.rb
index 0d26e417214..3b3f07668b7 100644
--- a/docker/lib/dependabot/docker/tag.rb
+++ b/docker/lib/dependabot/docker/tag.rb
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ def comparable_to?(other)
         return equal_prefix && equal_format if other_format == :sha_suffixed
 
         equal_suffix = suffix == other_suffix
-        equal_prefix && equal_format && equal_suffix
-        comparable_format
+        (equal_prefix && equal_format && equal_suffix) || comparable_format
       end
 
       sig { returns(T::Boolean) }