@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ func (pd *v2PushDescriptor) uploadUsingSession(

 	var reader io.ReadCloser

 	contentReader, err := pd.layer.Open()

+	if err != nil {

+		return distribution.Descriptor{}, retryOnError(err)

+	}

+

 	size, _ := pd.layer.Size()

 	reader = progress.NewProgressReader(ioutils.NewCancelReadCloser(ctx, contentReader), progressOutput, size, pd.ID(), "Pushing")