diff --git a/docs/12-contribute-to-zarf/2-testing.md b/docs/12-contribute-to-zarf/2-testing.md
index 024fd6acda..e36f8a9b47 100644
--- a/docs/12-contribute-to-zarf/2-testing.md
+++ b/docs/12-contribute-to-zarf/2-testing.md
@@ -29,12 +29,17 @@ make test-e2e ARCH="[amd64|arm64]"
 APPLIANCE_MODE=true make test-e2e ARCH="[amd64|arm64]"
 
 # If you already have everything build, you can run this inside this folder. This lets you customize the test run.
-go test ./src/test/... -v -failfast
+go test ./src/test/... -v -failfast -count=1
 
 # Let's say you only want to run one test. You would run:
-go test ./src/test/... -v -failfast -run TestFooBarBaz
+go test ./src/test/... -v -failfast -run TestFooBarBaz -count=1
 ```
 
+:::note
+The `-count=1` flag is the idiomatic way to disable
+test caching explicitly.
+:::
+
 :::note
 The Zarf binary and built packages are required to be stored in the ./build directory. However, if you intend to run tests locally using 'go test ./...', the zarf-init package must also be present in this directory.
 :::
diff --git a/src/pkg/oci/pull.go b/src/pkg/oci/pull.go
index 15c7417cbf..c109f8efd5 100644
--- a/src/pkg/oci/pull.go
+++ b/src/pkg/oci/pull.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/pkg/layout"
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/pkg/message"
+	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/pkg/transform"
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/pkg/utils/helpers"
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/types"
@@ -121,8 +122,17 @@ func (o *OrasRemote) LayersFromRequestedComponents(requestedComponents []string)
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		for image := range images {
+			// use docker's transform lib to parse the image ref
+			// this properly mirrors the logic within create
+			refInfo, err := transform.ParseImageRef(image)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse image ref %q: %w", image, err)
+			}
+
 			manifestDescriptor := helpers.Find(index.Manifests, func(layer ocispec.Descriptor) bool {
-				return layer.Annotations[ocispec.AnnotationBaseImageName] == image
+				return layer.Annotations[ocispec.AnnotationBaseImageName] == refInfo.Reference ||
+					// A backwards compatibility shim for older Zarf versions that would leave docker.io off of image annotations
+					(layer.Annotations[ocispec.AnnotationBaseImageName] == refInfo.Path+refInfo.TagOrDigest && refInfo.Host == "docker.io")
 			})
 
 			// even though these are technically image manifests, we store them as Zarf blobs