diff --git a/deployers/swarm.go b/deployers/swarm.go
index 72fdbad..577aebf 100644
--- a/deployers/swarm.go
+++ b/deployers/swarm.go
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ func (sd *SwarmDeployer) Deploy() error {
 
 	log.Info().Str("archive", sd.archivePath).Msg("deploying archive to swarm...")
 
+	if sd.project.ImageName != "" {
+		if _, err := sd.conn.Execute("docker image load -i " + sd.project.ImageName + ".tar"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	archiveDestPath := filepath.Base(sd.archivePath)
 	log.Info().
 		Str("archive", sd.archivePath).