diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-backend-container-on-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-backend-container-on-tag.yml
index 92f3846b2a5..cf2652b8ae5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-backend-container-on-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-backend-container-on-tag.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ on:
 
 env:
   REGISTRY_IMAGE: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'cloud') && 'onyxdotapp/onyx-backend-cloud' || 'onyxdotapp/onyx-backend' }}
-  LATEST_TAG: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'latest') }}
   DEPLOYMENT: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'cloud') && 'cloud' || 'standalone' }}
+  
+  # don't tag cloud images with "latest"
+  LATEST_TAG: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'latest') && !contains(github.ref_name, 'cloud') }}
 
 jobs:
   build-and-push:
@@ -40,9 +42,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
+          flavor: |
+            latest=false
           tags: |
-            type=raw,value=${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:${{ github.ref_name }}
-            type=raw,value=${{ env.LATEST_TAG == 'true' && format('{0}:latest', env.REGISTRY_IMAGE) || '' }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ github.ref_name }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ env.LATEST_TAG == 'true' && 'latest' || '' }}
             
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
@@ -111,6 +115,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
+          flavor: |
+            latest=false
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ github.ref_name }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ env.LATEST_TAG == 'true' && 'latest' || '' }}
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -138,6 +147,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TRIVY_DB_REPOSITORY: "public.ecr.aws/aquasecurity/trivy-db:2"
           TRIVY_JAVA_DB_REPOSITORY: "public.ecr.aws/aquasecurity/trivy-java-db:1"
+          TRIVY_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          TRIVY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
         with:
           # To run locally: trivy image --severity HIGH,CRITICAL onyxdotapp/onyx-backend
           image-ref: docker.io/${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-cloud-web-container-on-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-cloud-web-container-on-tag.yml
index 05bece322fb..ed7198e3198 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-cloud-web-container-on-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-cloud-web-container-on-tag.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ name: Build and Push Cloud Web Image on Tag
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - "*"
+      - "*cloud*"
 
 env:
   REGISTRY_IMAGE: onyxdotapp/onyx-web-server-cloud
-  LATEST_TAG: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'latest') }}
   DEPLOYMENT: cloud
   
 jobs:
@@ -39,9 +38,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
+          flavor: |
+            latest=false
           tags: |
-            type=raw,value=${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:${{ github.ref_name }}
-            type=raw,value=${{ env.LATEST_TAG == 'true' && format('{0}:latest', env.REGISTRY_IMAGE) || '' }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
+          flavor: |
+            latest=false
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TRIVY_DB_REPOSITORY: "public.ecr.aws/aquasecurity/trivy-db:2"
           TRIVY_JAVA_DB_REPOSITORY: "public.ecr.aws/aquasecurity/trivy-java-db:1"
+          TRIVY_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          TRIVY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
         with:
           image-ref: docker.io/${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:${{ github.ref_name }}
           severity: "CRITICAL,HIGH"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-model-server-container-on-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-model-server-container-on-tag.yml
index 8a930851eda..e256e5e20ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-model-server-container-on-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-model-server-container-on-tag.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ on:
 
 env:
   REGISTRY_IMAGE: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'cloud') && 'onyxdotapp/onyx-model-server-cloud' || 'onyxdotapp/onyx-model-server' }}
-  LATEST_TAG: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'latest') }}
   DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
   BUILDKIT_PROGRESS: plain
   DEPLOYMENT: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'cloud') && 'cloud' || 'standalone' }}
+
+  # don't tag cloud images with "latest"
+  LATEST_TAG: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'latest') && !contains(github.ref_name, 'cloud') }}
   
 jobs:
 
@@ -166,6 +168,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TRIVY_DB_REPOSITORY: "public.ecr.aws/aquasecurity/trivy-db:2"
           TRIVY_JAVA_DB_REPOSITORY: "public.ecr.aws/aquasecurity/trivy-java-db:1"
+          TRIVY_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          TRIVY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
         with:
           image-ref: docker.io/${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:${{ github.ref_name }}
           severity: "CRITICAL,HIGH"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-web-container-on-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-web-container-on-tag.yml
index 3700f91d014..5df0ab53472 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-web-container-on-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push-web-container-on-tag.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,24 @@ env:
   REGISTRY_IMAGE: onyxdotapp/onyx-web-server
   LATEST_TAG: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, 'latest') }}
   DEPLOYMENT: standalone
-  
+
 jobs:
+  precheck:
+    runs-on: [runs-on, runner=2cpu-linux-x64, "run-id=${{ github.run_id }}"]
+    outputs:
+      should-run: ${{ steps.set-output.outputs.should-run }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check if tag contains "cloud"
+        id: set-output
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" == *cloud* ]]; then
+            echo "should-run=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "should-run=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
   build:
+    needs: precheck
+    if: needs.precheck.outputs.should-run == 'true'
     runs-on:
       - runs-on
       - runner=${{ matrix.platform == 'linux/amd64' && '8cpu-linux-x64' || '8cpu-linux-arm64' }}
@@ -38,9 +53,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
+          flavor: |
+            latest=false
           tags: |
-            type=raw,value=${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:${{ github.ref_name }}
-            type=raw,value=${{ env.LATEST_TAG == 'true' && format('{0}:latest', env.REGISTRY_IMAGE) || '' }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ github.ref_name }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ env.LATEST_TAG == 'true' && 'latest' || '' }}
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
@@ -85,9 +102,10 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 1
 
   merge:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - build
+    if: needs.precheck.outputs.should-run == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download digests
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -104,6 +122,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
+          flavor: |
+            latest=false
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ github.ref_name }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ env.LATEST_TAG == 'true' && 'latest' || '' }}
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -131,6 +154,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TRIVY_DB_REPOSITORY: "public.ecr.aws/aquasecurity/trivy-db:2"
           TRIVY_JAVA_DB_REPOSITORY: "public.ecr.aws/aquasecurity/trivy-java-db:1"
+          TRIVY_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          TRIVY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
         with:
           image-ref: docker.io/${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:${{ github.ref_name }}
           severity: "CRITICAL,HIGH"