diff --git a/probe/docker/container.go b/probe/docker/container.go
index 594c30d59..e575cec20 100644
--- a/probe/docker/container.go
+++ b/probe/docker/container.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (c *container) ID() string {
 }
 
 func (c *container) Image() string {
-	return c.container.Image
+	return trimImageID(c.container.Image)
 }
 
 func (c *container) PID() int {
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func (c *container) GetNode(hostID string, localAddrs []net.IP) report.Node {
 		ContainerName:     strings.TrimPrefix(c.container.Name, "/"),
 		ContainerCreated:  c.container.Created.Format(time.RFC822),
 		ContainerCommand:  c.container.Path + " " + strings.Join(c.container.Args, " "),
-		ImageID:           c.container.Image,
+		ImageID:           c.Image(),
 		ContainerHostname: c.Hostname(),
 		ContainerState:    state,
 	}).WithSets(report.EmptySets.
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func (c *container) GetNode(hostID string, localAddrs []net.IP) report.Node {
 	).WithMetrics(
 		c.metrics(),
 	).WithParents(report.EmptySets.
-		Add(report.ContainerImage, report.MakeStringSet(report.MakeContainerImageNodeID(c.container.Image))),
+		Add(report.ContainerImage, report.MakeStringSet(report.MakeContainerImageNodeID(c.Image()))),
 	)
 
 	if c.container.State.Paused {
diff --git a/probe/docker/reporter.go b/probe/docker/reporter.go
index d266aa59b..d56a2677e 100644
--- a/probe/docker/reporter.go
+++ b/probe/docker/reporter.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package docker
 
 import (
 	"net"
+	"strings"
 
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	docker_client "github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
@@ -119,8 +120,9 @@ func (r *Reporter) containerImageTopology() report.Topology {
 	result := report.MakeTopology()
 
 	r.registry.WalkImages(func(image *docker_client.APIImages) {
+		imageID := trimImageID(image.ID)
 		node := report.MakeNodeWith(map[string]string{
-			ImageID: image.ID,
+			ImageID: imageID,
 		})
 		node = AddLabels(node, image.Labels)
 
@@ -128,9 +130,15 @@ func (r *Reporter) containerImageTopology() report.Topology {
 			node = node.WithLatests(map[string]string{ImageName: image.RepoTags[0]})
 		}
 
-		nodeID := report.MakeContainerImageNodeID(image.ID)
+		nodeID := report.MakeContainerImageNodeID(imageID)
 		result.AddNode(nodeID, node)
 	})
 
 	return result
 }
+
+// Docker sometimes prefixes ids with a "type" annotation, but it renders a bit
+// ugly and isn't necessary, so we should strip it off
+func trimImageID(id string) string {
+	return strings.TrimPrefix(id, "sha256:")
+}