diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8cea9c3a..8017012b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ build
 !.yarn/releases
 !.yarn/sdks
 !.yarn/versions
+
+node_modules/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b5917d6..31a41e2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ Cache Docker Images Whether Built or Pulled
   - [Usage](#usage)
   - [Inputs](#inputs)
     - [Required](#required)
+      - [`key`](#key)
     - [Optional](#optional)
+      - [`read-only`](#read-only)
   - [Outputs](#outputs)
     - [`cache-hit`](#cache-hit)
+  - [Anonymous image names](#anonymous-image-names)
   - [Supported Runners](#supported-runners)
   - [Permissions](#permissions)
   - [Changelog](#changelog)
@@ -94,6 +97,30 @@ True on cache hit (even if the subsequent
 failed) and false on cache miss. See also
 [skipping steps based on cache-hit](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/cache#Skipping-steps-based-on-cache-hit).
 
+## Anonymous image names
+
+Anonymous images (eg. `<none>:<none>`) will be skipped during caching
+via `docker save`, as we use the `{{ .Repository }}:{{ .Tag }}` format
+to reference which images to save.
+
+`docker save {{ .ID }}` would allow us to cache/load such anonymous images.
+However, the docker client loses reference to the original
+`{{ .Repository }}:{{ .Tag }}` value upon `docker load` for previously
+named images, resulting in:
+
+```sh
+my-image:tag
+```
+
+to become
+
+```sh
+<none>:<none>
+```
+
+Be sure to name + tag those images you wish to be handled by the caching
+and loading operations in this action.
+
 ## Supported Runners
 
 - Tested on `ubuntu-22.04` and `windows-2022`
diff --git a/src/docker.test.ts b/src/docker.test.ts
index 8d309b50..e9a2b3e2 100644
--- a/src/docker.test.ts
+++ b/src/docker.test.ts
@@ -256,7 +256,10 @@ describe("Docker images", (): void => {
         assertSaveCacheHit(key);
       } else if (readOnly) {
         assertSaveReadOnly(key);
-      } else if (newImages.length === 0) {
+      } else if (
+        newImages.length === 0 ||
+        newImages.every((img) => img == "<none>:<none>")
+      ) {
         assertNoNewImagesToSave();
       } else {
         assertSaveCacheMiss(key, newImages);
@@ -268,6 +271,7 @@ describe("Docker images", (): void => {
         ["my-key", false, false, [["preexisting-image"], []]],
         ["my-key", false, true, [["preexisting-image"], ["new-image"]]],
         ["my-key", true, false, [["preexisting-image"], ["new-image"]]],
+        ["my-key", false, false, [["preexisting-image"], ["<none>:<none>"]]],
       ],
     },
   );
diff --git a/src/docker.ts b/src/docker.ts
index 92a5b024..e7019efd 100644
--- a/src/docker.ts
+++ b/src/docker.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ const saveDockerImages = async (): Promise<void> => {
     const images = await execBashCommand(LIST_COMMAND);
     const imagesList = images.split("\n");
     const newImages = imagesList.filter(
-      (image: string): boolean => !preexistingImages.includes(image),
+      (image: string): boolean =>
+        !preexistingImages.includes(image) && image !== "<none>:<none>",
     );
     if (newImages.length === 0) {
       info("No Docker images to save");