diff --git a/pkg/builder/build.go b/pkg/builder/build.go
index 2bd5fa0..decba28 100644
--- a/pkg/builder/build.go
+++ b/pkg/builder/build.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/logs"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/mutate"
-	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/tarball"
 
 	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
@@ -55,11 +54,6 @@ func Build(options Options, dirs ...string) (string, error) {
 
 	StepLogger.Printf("Pushing image %s (insecure=%v)...", options.Target, options.PushInsecure)
 
-	remoteOptions := makeRemoteOptions(options.PullConfigDir)
-	if options.jobs > 0 {
-		remoteOptions = append(remoteOptions, remote.WithJobs(options.jobs))
-	}
-
 	if err := Push(newImage, options); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/builder/image.go b/pkg/builder/image.go
index b62d48e..10368b7 100644
--- a/pkg/builder/image.go
+++ b/pkg/builder/image.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func Pull(options Options) (v1.Image, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing tag %q: %v", options.Base, err)
 	}
 
-	remoteOptions := makeRemoteOptions(options.PullConfigDir)
+	remoteOptions := makeRemoteOptions(options, options.PullConfigDir)
 	return remote.Image(ref, remoteOptions...)
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func Push(img v1.Image, options Options) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("parsing tag %q: %v", options.Target, err)
 	}
 
-	remoteOptions := makeRemoteOptions(options.PushConfigDir)
+	remoteOptions := makeRemoteOptions(options, options.PushConfigDir)
 	remoteOptions = append(remoteOptions, remote.WithJobs(options.jobs))
 	return remote.Write(tag, img, remoteOptions...)
 }
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ func makeNameOptions(insecure bool) (nameOptions []name.Option) {
 	return
 }
 
-func makeRemoteOptions(configDir string) (remoteOptions []remote.Option) {
+func makeRemoteOptions(options Options, configDir string) (remoteOptions []remote.Option) {
+	if options.jobs > 0 {
+		remoteOptions = append(remoteOptions, remote.WithJobs(options.jobs))
+	}
 	if configDir != "" {
 		keyChain := NewDirKeyChain(configDir)
 		remoteOptions = append(remoteOptions, remote.WithAuthFromKeychain(keyChain))