diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightlies.yml b/.github/workflows/nightlies.yml
index 0adbe68531..233e68ec35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightlies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightlies.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: winglian/axolotl
+        tags: |
+          type=raw,value=mytag-{{branch}}-{{date 'YYYYMMDD'}}
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           file: ./docker/Dockerfile
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: |
-            ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.tags }}-${{ format('{0:yyyyMMdd}', github.event.repository.pushed_at) }}-py${{ matrix.python_version }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-${{ matrix.pytorch }}${{ matrix.axolotl_extras != '' && '-' || '' }}${{ matrix.axolotl_extras }}
+            ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.tags }}-py${{ matrix.python_version }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-${{ matrix.pytorch }}${{ matrix.axolotl_extras != '' && '-' || '' }}${{ matrix.axolotl_extras }}
           labels: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.labels }}
 
   build-axolotl-cloud:
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: winglian/axolotl-cloud
+        tags: |
+          type=raw,value=mytag-{{branch}}-{{date 'YYYYMMDD'}}
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
@@ -110,5 +114,5 @@ jobs:
           file: ./docker/Dockerfile-cloud
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: |
-             ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.tags }}-${{ format('{0:yyyyMMdd}', github.event.repository.pushed_at) }}-py${{ matrix.python_version }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-${{ matrix.pytorch }}${{ matrix.axolotl_extras != '' && '-' || '' }}${{ matrix.axolotl_extras }}
+             ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.tags }}-py${{ matrix.python_version }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-${{ matrix.pytorch }}${{ matrix.axolotl_extras != '' && '-' || '' }}${{ matrix.axolotl_extras }}
           labels: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.labels }}