diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/push.go b/cmd/podman/images/push.go
index ef2ffd0d79..92a08255cf 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/push.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/push.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func imagePush(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	switch len(args) {
 	case 1:
 		source = args[0]
+		destination = args[0]
 	case 2:
 		source = args[0]
 		destination = args[1]