diff --git a/internal/storage/image.go b/internal/storage/image.go
index cc3977a3ec1..55b100cdc56 100644
--- a/internal/storage/image.go
+++ b/internal/storage/image.go
@@ -761,10 +761,9 @@ func (svc *imageService) ResolveNames(systemContext *types.SystemContext, imageN
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Set shortNameMode to permissive so we fall back to look through the search registries list
-	// if the short name alias is not found in the alias table
-	permissive := types.ShortNameModePermissive
-	systemContext.ShortNameMode = &permissive
+	// Disable short name alias mode. Will enable it once we settle on a shortname alias table.
+	disabled := types.ShortNameModeDisabled
+	systemContext.ShortNameMode = &disabled
 	resolved, err := shortnames.Resolve(systemContext, imageName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err