diff --git a/iib/workers/tasks/build.py b/iib/workers/tasks/build.py
index 10585cc04..ab4c9e00f 100644
--- a/iib/workers/tasks/build.py
+++ b/iib/workers/tasks/build.py
@@ -360,10 +360,8 @@ def _get_index_database(from_index, base_dir):
     :rtype: str
     :raises IIBError: if any podman command fails.
     """
-    data = skopeo_inspect(f'docker://{from_index}')
-    try:
-        db_path = data['Labels']['operators.operatorframework.io.index.database.v1']
-    except KeyError:
+    db_path = get_image_label(from_index, 'operators.operatorframework.io.index.database.v1')
+    if not db_path:
         raise IIBError('Index image doesn\'t have the label specifying its database location.')
     _copy_files_from_image(from_index, db_path, base_dir)
     local_path = os.path.join(base_dir, os.path.basename(db_path))
diff --git a/tests/test_workers/test_tasks/test_build.py b/tests/test_workers/test_tasks/test_build.py
index 26ce115e8..264928d5d 100644
--- a/tests/test_workers/test_tasks/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_workers/test_tasks/test_build.py
@@ -1577,13 +1577,11 @@ def test_get_missing_bundles_match_hash():
 @mock.patch('subprocess.Popen')
 @mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build.run_cmd')
 @mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build._copy_files_from_image')
-@mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build.skopeo_inspect')
-def test_get_present_bundles(mock_si, mock_copy, mock_run_cmd, mock_popen, mock_sleep, tmpdir):
+@mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build.get_image_label')
+def test_get_present_bundles(mock_gil, mock_copy, mock_run_cmd, mock_popen, mock_sleep, tmpdir):
     with open(tmpdir.join('cidfile.txt'), 'w+') as f:
         f.write('container_id')
-    mock_si.return_value = {
-        'Labels': {'operators.operatorframework.io.index.database.v1': 'some-path'}
-    }
+    mock_gil.return_value = 'some-path'
     mock_run_cmd.side_effect = [
         'api.Registry.ListBundles',
         '{"packageName": "package1", "version": "v1.0"\n}'
@@ -1606,17 +1604,15 @@ def test_get_present_bundles(mock_si, mock_copy, mock_run_cmd, mock_popen, mock_
 @mock.patch('subprocess.Popen')
 @mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build.run_cmd')
 @mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build._copy_files_from_image')
-@mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build.skopeo_inspect')
+@mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build.get_image_label')
 def test_get_present_bundles_grpc_not_initialize(
-    mock_si, mock_copy, mock_run_cmd, mock_popen, mock_sleep, mock_remove, mock_time, tmpdir,
+    mock_gil, mock_copy, mock_run_cmd, mock_popen, mock_sleep, mock_remove, mock_time, tmpdir,
 ):
     with open(tmpdir.join('cidfile.txt'), 'w+') as f:
         f.write('container_id')
     mock_run_cmd.side_effect = ['', '', '', '', ''] * 4
     mock_time.side_effect = list(range(1, 80))
-    mock_si.return_value = {
-        'Labels': {'operators.operatorframework.io.index.database.v1': 'some-path'}
-    }
+    mock_gil.return_value = 'some-path'
     my_mock = mock.MagicMock()
     mock_popen.return_value = my_mock
     my_mock.poll.return_value = None
@@ -1631,16 +1627,14 @@ def test_get_present_bundles_grpc_not_initialize(
 @mock.patch('subprocess.Popen')
 @mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build.run_cmd')
 @mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build._copy_files_from_image')
-@mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build.skopeo_inspect')
+@mock.patch('iib.workers.tasks.build.get_image_label')
 def test_get_present_bundles_grpc_delayed_initialize(
-    mock_si, mock_copy, mock_run_cmd, mock_popen, mock_sleep, mock_remove, mock_time, tmpdir,
+    mock_gil, mock_copy, mock_run_cmd, mock_popen, mock_sleep, mock_remove, mock_time, tmpdir,
 ):
     with open(tmpdir.join('cidfile.txt'), 'w+') as f:
         f.write('container_id')
     mock_time.side_effect = [i * 0.5 for i in range(1, 80)]
-    mock_si.return_value = {
-        'Labels': {'operators.operatorframework.io.index.database.v1': 'some-path'}
-    }
+    mock_gil.return_value = 'some-path'
     mock_run_cmd.side_effect = [
         '',
         '',