diff --git a/plugins/modules/podman_image.py b/plugins/modules/podman_image.py
index d66ff5d..6649d6b 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/podman_image.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/podman_image.py
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ class PodmanImageManager(object):
             if not self.module.check_mode:
                 self.results['image'], output = self.push_image()
                 self.results['stdout'] += "\n" + output
+        if image and not self.results.get('image'):
+            self.results['image'] = image
 
     def absent(self):
         image = self.find_image()
@@ -537,11 +539,17 @@ class PodmanImageManager(object):
         args = ['image', 'ls', image_name, '--format', 'json']
         rc, images, err = self._run(args, ignore_errors=True)
         images = json.loads(images)
+        if len(images) == 0:
+            # Let's find out if image exists
+            rc, out, err = self._run(['image', 'exists', image_name], ignore_errors=True)
+            if rc == 0:
+                inspect_json = self.inspect_image(image_name)
+            else:
+                return None
         if len(images) > 0:
             inspect_json = self.inspect_image(image_name)
-            if self._is_target_arch(inspect_json, self.arch) or not self.arch:
-                return images
-
+        if self._is_target_arch(inspect_json, self.arch) or not self.arch:
+            return images or inspect_json
         return None
 
     def _is_target_arch(self, inspect_json=None, arch=None):
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/podman_image/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/podman_image/tasks/main.yml
index 645d0a0..0db4c05 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/podman_image/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/podman_image/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 - name: Test podman_image
   block:
+    - name: List all images on host before test
+      containers.podman.podman_image_info:
+
+    - name: Remove images for test
+      containers.podman.podman_image:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
+      loop:
+        - quay.io/coreos/alpine-sh
+        - docker.io/alpine
+        - docker.io/library/ubuntu
+        - docker.io/library/alpine
+
     - name: Pull image
       containers.podman.podman_image:
         executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
@@ -47,7 +60,7 @@
           - pull1.podman_actions is defined
           - pull2 is not changed
           - pull3 is changed
-          - pull4 is changed
+          - pull4 is not changed
           - pull5 is not changed
           - pull6 is changed
           - "'alpine-sh' in images.stdout"
@@ -83,14 +96,14 @@
         state: absent
       register: rmi3
 
-    - name: Try to remove docker.io image using short url
+    - name: Remove docker.io image using short url
       containers.podman.podman_image:
         executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
         name: docker.io/alpine
         state: absent
       register: rmi4
 
-    - name: Remove docker.io image using normalised url
+    - name: Try to remove docker.io image using normalised url
       containers.podman.podman_image:
         executable: "{{ test_executable | default('podman') }}"
         name: docker.io/library/alpine
@@ -121,8 +134,8 @@
           - rmi1 is changed
           - rmi2 is not changed
           - rmi3 is changed
-          - rmi4 is not changed
-          - rmi5 is changed
+          - rmi4 is changed
+          - rmi5 is not changed
           - rmi6 is changed
           - "'alpine-sh' not in images.stdout"
           - "'library/ubuntu' not in images.stdout"