diff --git a/kolla/image/build.py b/kolla/image/build.py
index 63b6b1b351..051dab8480 100755
--- a/kolla/image/build.py
+++ b/kolla/image/build.py
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ class PushIntoQueueTask(task.Task):
         self.success = True
 
 
+class PushError(Exception):
+    """Raised when there is a problem with pushing image to repository."""
+    pass
+
+
 class PushTask(DockerTask):
     """Task that pushes an image to a docker repository."""
 
@@ -323,6 +328,9 @@ class PushTask(DockerTask):
                                   ' have the correct privileges to run Docker'
                                   ' (root)')
             image.status = STATUS_CONNECTION_ERROR
+        except PushError as exception:
+            self.logger.error(exception)
+            image.status = STATUS_PUSH_ERROR
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception('Unknown error when pushing')
             image.status = STATUS_PUSH_ERROR
@@ -347,8 +355,7 @@ class PushTask(DockerTask):
             if 'stream' in response:
                 self.logger.info(response['stream'])
             elif 'errorDetail' in response:
-                image.status = STATUS_ERROR
-                self.logger.error(response['errorDetail']['message'])
+                raise PushError(response['errorDetail']['message'])
 
         # Reset any previous errors.
         image.status = STATUS_BUILT
diff --git a/kolla/tests/test_build.py b/kolla/tests/test_build.py
index 8c88cb0846..dcc4e01256 100644
--- a/kolla/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/kolla/tests/test_build.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class TasksTest(base.TestCase):
     @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, clear=True)
     @mock.patch('docker.APIClient')
     def test_push_image_failure(self, mock_client):
+        """failure on connecting Docker API"""
         self.dc = mock_client
         mock_client().push.side_effect = Exception
         pusher = build.PushTask(self.conf, self.image)
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ class TasksTest(base.TestCase):
     @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, clear=True)
     @mock.patch('docker.APIClient')
     def test_push_image_failure_retry(self, mock_client):
+        """failure on connecting Docker API, success on retry"""
         self.dc = mock_client
         mock_client().push.side_effect = [Exception, []]
         pusher = build.PushTask(self.conf, self.image)
@@ -112,6 +114,44 @@ class TasksTest(base.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(pusher.success)
         self.assertEqual(build.STATUS_BUILT, self.image.status)
 
+    @mock.patch('docker.version', '3.0.0')
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, clear=True)
+    @mock.patch('docker.APIClient')
+    def test_push_image_failure_error(self, mock_client):
+        """Docker connected, failure to push"""
+        self.dc = mock_client
+        mock_client().push.return_value = [{'errorDetail': {'message':
+                                                            'mock push fail'}}]
+        pusher = build.PushTask(self.conf, self.image)
+        pusher.run()
+        mock_client().push.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.image.canonical_name, decode=True, stream=True)
+        self.assertFalse(pusher.success)
+        self.assertEqual(build.STATUS_PUSH_ERROR, self.image.status)
+
+    @mock.patch('docker.version', '3.0.0')
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, clear=True)
+    @mock.patch('docker.APIClient')
+    def test_push_image_failure_error_retry(self, mock_client):
+        """Docker connected, failure to push, success on retry"""
+        self.dc = mock_client
+        mock_client().push.return_value = [{'errorDetail': {'message':
+                                                            'mock push fail'}}]
+        pusher = build.PushTask(self.conf, self.image)
+        pusher.run()
+        mock_client().push.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.image.canonical_name, decode=True, stream=True)
+        self.assertFalse(pusher.success)
+        self.assertEqual(build.STATUS_PUSH_ERROR, self.image.status)
+
+        # Try again, this time without exception.
+        mock_client().push.return_value = [{'stream': 'mock push passes'}]
+        pusher.reset()
+        pusher.run()
+        self.assertEqual(2, mock_client().push.call_count)
+        self.assertTrue(pusher.success)
+        self.assertEqual(build.STATUS_BUILT, self.image.status)
+
     @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, clear=True)
     @mock.patch('docker.APIClient')
     def test_build_image(self, mock_client):