diff --git a/pkg/registry/client.go b/pkg/registry/client.go
index 3ccdba92c..8d6af9697 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/client.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/client.go
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ func (c *Client) Resolve(ref string) (desc ocispec.Descriptor, err error) {
 		return desc, err
 	}
 	remoteRepository.PlainHTTP = c.plainHTTP
+	remoteRepository.Client = c.authorizer
 
 	parsedReference, err := newReference(ref)
 	if err != nil {