diff --git a/pkg/imgpkg/v1/describe.go b/pkg/imgpkg/v1/describe.go
index e9b9da4b6..742501538 100644
--- a/pkg/imgpkg/v1/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/imgpkg/v1/describe.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (r *refWithDescription) describeBundleRec(visitedImgs map[string]refWithDes
 	}
 
 	if showLayers {
-		layers, err = getImageLayersInfo(currentBundle.Image)
+		layers, err = getImageLayersInfo(currentBundle.PrimaryLocation())
 		if err != nil {
 			return desc.bundle, err
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/describe_test.go b/test/e2e/describe_test.go
index 6efd289df..45b88c58c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/describe_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/describe_test.go
@@ -919,6 +919,8 @@ images:
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 		})
 
+		// cleanup fake registry as it is not needed anymore
+		fakeRegistryBuilder.CleanUp()
 		logger.Section("executes describe command", func() {
 			stdout := imgpkg.Run(
 				[]string{"describe",