diff --git a/internal/app/job.go b/internal/app/job.go
index 447df8a39..126b82913 100644
--- a/internal/app/job.go
+++ b/internal/app/job.go
@@ -194,10 +194,20 @@ func (di *Diun) runJob(job model.Job) (entry model.NotifEntry) {
 	}
 
 	var updated bool
-	entry.Manifest, updated, err = job.Registry.Manifest(job.RegImage, dbManifest)
-	if err != nil {
-		sublog.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Cannot get remote manifest")
-		return
+
+	// If we care about updated models, go check for an update
+	if model.NotifyOnUpdate.OneOf(job.Image.NotifyOn) {
+		entry.Manifest, updated, err = job.Registry.Manifest(job.RegImage, dbManifest)
+		if err != nil {
+			sublog.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Cannot get remote manifest")
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Otherwise use a stub
+		entry.Manifest = registry.Manifest{
+			Name: job.RegImage.Name(),
+			Tag:  job.RegImage.Tag,
+		}
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := entry.Manifest.Labels["org.opencontainers.image.url"]; ok {
diff --git a/internal/model/image.go b/internal/model/image.go
index fe712df57..1046e79b9 100644
--- a/internal/model/image.go
+++ b/internal/model/image.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package model
 
 import (
+	"slices"
+
 	"github.com/crazy-max/diun/v4/pkg/registry"
 )
 
@@ -60,11 +62,6 @@ func (ns *NotifyOn) Valid() bool {
 }
 
 // OneOf checks if notify status is one of the values in the list
-func (ns *NotifyOn) OneOf(nsl []NotifyOn) bool {
-	for _, n := range nsl {
-		if n == *ns {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
+func (ns NotifyOn) OneOf(nsl []NotifyOn) bool {
+	return slices.Contains(nsl, ns)
 }