diff --git a/connaisseur/image.py b/connaisseur/image.py
index b60bb9456..ed877790f 100644
--- a/connaisseur/image.py
+++ b/connaisseur/image.py
@@ -42,10 +42,23 @@ def __init__(self, image: str):
             raise InvalidImageFormatError(message=msg, image=image)
 
         name_tag = image.split("/")[-1]
-        search = re.search(tag_re, name_tag)
-        self.digest, self.tag = search.groups() if search else (None, "latest")
-        self.name = name_tag.removesuffix(":" + str(self.tag)).removesuffix(
-            "@sha256:" + str(self.digest)
+
+        self.digest, self.tag = None, None
+
+        # in case the image_tag contains both a tag and a digest,
+        # the tag_re matches twice. This handles all these matches.
+        for match in re.finditer(tag_re, name_tag):
+            (digest, tag) = match.groups()
+            if digest is not None:
+                self.digest = digest
+            if tag is not None:
+                self.tag = tag
+
+        if self.tag is None and self.digest is None:
+            self.tag = "latest"
+
+        self.name = name_tag.removesuffix("@sha256:" + str(self.digest)).removesuffix(
+            ":" + str(self.tag)
         )
 
         first_comp = image.removesuffix(name_tag).split("/")[0]
diff --git a/tests/test_image.py b/tests/test_image.py
index a0916583f..bcc362515 100644
--- a/tests/test_image.py
+++ b/tests/test_image.py
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@
             "docker.io",
             fix.no_exc(),
         ),
+        (
+            "ghcr.io/repo/test/image-with-tag-and-digest:v1.2.3@sha256:f8816ada742348e1adfcec5c2a180b675bf6e4a294e0feb68bd70179451e1242",
+            "image-with-tag-and-digest",
+            "v1.2.3",
+            "f8816ada742348e1adfcec5c2a180b675bf6e4a294e0feb68bd70179451e1242",
+            "repo/test",
+            "ghcr.io",
+            fix.no_exc(),
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_image(
@@ -148,6 +157,13 @@ def test_set_digest(image: str, digest: str):
             ),
             True,
         ),
+        (
+            (
+                "image:tag@sha256:859b5aada817b3eb53410222"
+                "e8fc232cf126c9e598390ae61895eb96f52ae46d"
+            ),
+            True
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_has_digest(image: str, digest: bool):
@@ -176,6 +192,16 @@ def test_has_digest(image: str, digest: bool):
             ),
         ),
         ("path/image", "docker.io/path/image:latest"),
+        (
+            (
+                "ghcr.io/repo/test/image-with-tag-and-digest:v1.2.3"
+                "@sha256:859b5aada817b3eb53410222e8fc232cf126c9e598390ae61895eb96f52ae46d"
+            ),
+            (
+                "ghcr.io/repo/test/image-with-tag-and-digest"
+                "@sha256:859b5aada817b3eb53410222e8fc232cf126c9e598390ae61895eb96f52ae46d"
+            )
+        )
     ],
 )
 def test_str(image: str, str_image: str):