@@ -559,10 +559,6 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullSchema2(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, mfst *s

 	rootFS, release, err := p.config.DownloadManager.Download(ctx, downloadRootFS, descriptors, p.config.ProgressOutput)

 	if err != nil {

-		if configJSON != nil {

-			// Already received the config

-			return "", "", err

-		}

 		select {

 		case err = <-errChan:

 			return "", "", err

@@ -577,11 +573,9 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullSchema2(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, mfst *s

 	}

 	defer release()

-	if configJSON == nil {

-		configJSON, unmarshalledConfig, err = receiveConfig(configChan, errChan)

-		if err != nil {

-			return "", "", err

-		}

+	configJSON, unmarshalledConfig, err = receiveConfig(configChan, errChan)

+	if err != nil {

+		return "", "", err

 	}

 	if unmarshalledConfig.RootFS == nil {