diff --git a/cmd/image_test.go b/cmd/image_test.go
index afe3384..16e3af4 100644
--- a/cmd/image_test.go
+++ b/cmd/image_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var (
 		ID:             pointer.Pointer("debian"),
 		Name:           "debian-name",
 		URL:            "debian-url",
-		Usedby:         []string{"456"},
+		Usedby:         []string{"abc-def"},
 	}
 	image2 = &models.V1ImageResponse{
 		Classification: "supported",
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ func Test_ImageCmd_MultiResult(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "list",
 			cmd: func(want []*models.V1ImageResponse) []string {
-				return []string{"image", "list"}
+				return []string{"image", "list", "--show-usage"}
 			},
 			mocks: &client.MetalMockFns{
 				Image: func(mock *mock.Mock) {
-					mock.On("ListImages", testcommon.MatchIgnoreContext(t, image.NewListImagesParams().WithShowUsage(pointer.Pointer(false))), nil).Return(&image.ListImagesOK{
+					mock.On("ListImages", testcommon.MatchIgnoreContext(t, image.NewListImagesParams().WithShowUsage(pointer.Pointer(true))), nil).Return(&image.ListImagesOK{
 						Payload: []*models.V1ImageResponse{
 							image2,
 							image1,
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ func Test_ImageCmd_MultiResult(t *testing.T) {
 				image2,
 			},
 			wantTable: pointer.Pointer(`
-ID       NAME          DESCRIPTION          FEATURES   EXPIRATION   STATUS
-debian   debian-name   debian-description   machine    3d           supported
-ubuntu   ubuntu-name   ubuntu-description   machine    3d           supported
+ID       NAME          DESCRIPTION          FEATURES   EXPIRATION   STATUS      USEDBY 
+debian   debian-name   debian-description   machine    3d           supported   1        
+ubuntu   ubuntu-name   ubuntu-description   machine    3d           supported   1
 `),
 			wantWideTable: pointer.Pointer(`
 ID       NAME          DESCRIPTION          FEATURES   EXPIRATION   STATUS      USEDBY
-debian   debian-name   debian-description   machine    3d           supported   456
+debian   debian-name   debian-description   machine    3d           supported   abc-def
 ubuntu   ubuntu-name   ubuntu-description   machine    3d           supported   123
 `),
 			template: pointer.Pointer("{{ .id }} {{ .name }}"),
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ debian debian-name
 ubuntu ubuntu-name
 `),
 			wantMarkdown: pointer.Pointer(`
-|   ID   |    NAME     |    DESCRIPTION     | FEATURES | EXPIRATION |  STATUS   |
-|--------|-------------|--------------------|----------|------------|-----------|
-| debian | debian-name | debian-description | machine  | 3d         | supported |
-| ubuntu | ubuntu-name | ubuntu-description | machine  | 3d         | supported |
+|   ID   |    NAME     |    DESCRIPTION     | FEATURES | EXPIRATION |  STATUS   | USEDBY |
+|--------|-------------|--------------------|----------|------------|-----------|--------|
+| debian | debian-name | debian-description | machine  | 3d         | supported |      1 |
+| ubuntu | ubuntu-name | ubuntu-description | machine  | 3d         | supported |      1 |
 `),
 		},
 		{
@@ -129,21 +129,21 @@ func Test_ImageCmd_SingleResult(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: image1,
 			wantTable: pointer.Pointer(`
-ID       NAME          DESCRIPTION          FEATURES   EXPIRATION   STATUS
-debian   debian-name   debian-description   machine    3d           supported
+ID       NAME          DESCRIPTION          FEATURES   EXPIRATION   STATUS      USEDBY 
+debian   debian-name   debian-description   machine    3d           supported   1
 		`),
 			wantWideTable: pointer.Pointer(`
-ID       NAME          DESCRIPTION          FEATURES   EXPIRATION   STATUS      USEDBY
-debian   debian-name   debian-description   machine    3d           supported   456
+ID       NAME          DESCRIPTION          FEATURES   EXPIRATION   STATUS      USEDBY 
+debian   debian-name   debian-description   machine    3d           supported   abc-def
 		`),
 			template: pointer.Pointer("{{ .id }} {{ .name }}"),
 			wantTemplate: pointer.Pointer(`
 debian debian-name
 		`),
 			wantMarkdown: pointer.Pointer(`
-|   ID   |    NAME     |    DESCRIPTION     | FEATURES | EXPIRATION |  STATUS   |
-|--------|-------------|--------------------|----------|------------|-----------|
-| debian | debian-name | debian-description | machine  | 3d         | supported |
+|   ID   |    NAME     |    DESCRIPTION     | FEATURES | EXPIRATION |  STATUS   | USEDBY |
+|--------|-------------|--------------------|----------|------------|-----------|--------|
+| debian | debian-name | debian-description | machine  | 3d         | supported |      1 |
 		`),
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/cmd/tableprinters/image.go b/cmd/tableprinters/image.go
index e4e613c..6188299 100644
--- a/cmd/tableprinters/image.go
+++ b/cmd/tableprinters/image.go
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package tableprinters
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-go/api/models"
 	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib/pkg/pointer"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 func (t *TablePrinter) ImageTable(data []*models.V1ImageResponse, wide bool) ([]string, [][]string, error) {
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ func (t *TablePrinter) ImageTable(data []*models.V1ImageResponse, wide bool) ([]
 		rows [][]string
 	)
 
-	header := []string{"ID", "Name", "Description", "Features", "Expiration", "Status"}
-	if wide {
-		header = []string{"ID", "Name", "Description", "Features", "Expiration", "Status", "UsedBy"}
-	}
+	showUsage := viper.GetBool("show-usage")
+
+	header := []string{"ID", "Name", "Description", "Features", "Expiration", "Status", "UsedBy"}
 
-	sort.SliceStable(data, func(i, j int) bool { return *data[i].ID < *data[j].ID })
 	for _, image := range data {
 		id := pointer.SafeDeref(image.ID)
 		features := strings.Join(image.Features, ",")
@@ -37,12 +35,11 @@ func (t *TablePrinter) ImageTable(data []*models.V1ImageResponse, wide bool) ([]
 		if wide {
 			usedBy = strings.Join(image.Usedby, "\n")
 		}
-
-		if wide {
-			rows = append(rows, []string{id, name, description, features, expiration, status, usedBy})
-		} else {
-			rows = append(rows, []string{id, name, description, features, expiration, status})
+		if !showUsage {
+			usedBy = ""
 		}
+
+		rows = append(rows, []string{id, name, description, features, expiration, status, usedBy})
 	}
 
 	return header, rows, nil