diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e46e4887..17238e28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 - When running `semgrep`, its always added to `PATH`,
   as otherwise semgrep is not able to find `pysemgrep` folder.
   ([#439](https://github.com/crashappsec/chalk/pull/439))
+- Docker pushing non-chalked images did not report metsys
+  plugin keys such as `_EXIT_CODE`, `_CHALK_RUN_TIME`.
+  ([#438](https://github.com/crashappsec/chalk/pull/438))
 
 ### New Features
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_docker.py b/tests/functional/test_docker.py
index 860b26a4..bb74aaeb 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_docker.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_docker.py
@@ -960,6 +960,14 @@ def test_build_and_push(
     assert pull.find("Digest:") == f"sha256:{image_digest}"
 
 
+def test_push_nonchalked(chalk: Chalk, random_hex: str):
+    tag_base = f"{REGISTRY}/nonchalked_{random_hex}"
+    tag = f"{tag_base}:latest"
+    Docker.build(content="FROM alpine", tag=tag)
+    push = chalk.docker_push(tag)
+    assert push.report.has(_OP_EXIT_CODE=0, _CHALK_RUN_TIME=ANY)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("test_file", ["valid/sample_1"])
 def test_push_without_buildx(
     chalk: Chalk,
diff --git a/tests/functional/testing.c4m b/tests/functional/testing.c4m
index 1ebe46a9..9df2b15a 100644
--- a/tests/functional/testing.c4m
+++ b/tests/functional/testing.c4m
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ custom_report.terminal_other_op.use_when: ["extract", "delete", "exec", "env", "
 
 report_template insertion_default {
   key._OP_EXIT_CODE.use = true
+  key._CHALK_RUN_TIME.use = true
 }
 
 report_template report_default {
diff --git a/tests/functional/utils/docker.py b/tests/functional/utils/docker.py
index 4872e98b..a56b4e26 100644
--- a/tests/functional/utils/docker.py
+++ b/tests/functional/utils/docker.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def build_cmd(
         for t in tags:
             cmd += ["-t", t]
         if content:
-            stdin = content.encode()
+            stdin = Docker.dockerfile(content).encode()
             cmd += ["-f", "-"]
         elif dockerfile:
             cmd += ["-f", str(dockerfile)]