diff --git a/apps/aklite-offline/cmds.cpp b/apps/aklite-offline/cmds.cpp
index 25e52c43..2eaa2fec 100644
--- a/apps/aklite-offline/cmds.cpp
+++ b/apps/aklite-offline/cmds.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ int InstallCmd::installUpdate(const Config& cfg_in, const boost::filesystem::pat
         cfg_in, {src_dir / "tuf", src_dir / "ostree_repo", src_dir / "apps"}, nullptr, force_downgrade);
 
     switch (install_res) {
+      case offline::PostInstallAction::Ok: {
+        std::cout << "Please run `aklite-offline run` command to start the updated Apps\n";
+        ret_code = 10;
+        break;
+      }
       case offline::PostInstallAction::NeedRebootForBootFw: {
         ret_code = 90;
         std::cout
@@ -54,12 +59,6 @@ int InstallCmd::installUpdate(const Config& cfg_in, const boost::filesystem::pat
                "to apply installation and start the updated Apps (unless no Apps to update or dockerless system)\n";
         break;
       }
-      case offline::PostInstallAction::NeedDockerRestart: {
-        std::cout << "Please restart `docker` service `systemctl restart docker` and execute `aklite-offline run` "
-                     "command to start the updated Apps\n";
-        ret_code = 101;
-        break;
-      }
       case offline::PostInstallAction::AlreadyInstalled: {
         std::cout << "The given Target has been already installed\n";
         ret_code = EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/offline/client.cc b/src/offline/client.cc
index 22dbfabb..da037e9e 100644
--- a/src/offline/client.cc
+++ b/src/offline/client.cc
@@ -320,7 +320,11 @@ static void registerApps(const Uptane::Target& target, const boost::filesystem::
       const Docker::HashedDigest config_digest(image_manifest["config"]["digest"].asString());
       const auto image_repo{image_uri.registryHostname + "/" + image_uri.repo};
 
-      LOG_INFO << "Registering image: " << image_uri_str << " -> " << config_digest();
+      // The image "registration" is not needed since LmP v91 because of the docker patch that
+      // register image just afet it is been laoded to the docker store.
+      // However, we want to keep image registration anyway since a user may do downgrade,
+      // so the `run` command can be execute in the LmP < v91 which does not include the docker patch.
+      LOG_DEBUG << "Registering image: " << image_uri_str << " -> " << config_digest();
       repositories["Repositories"][image_repo][image_uri_str] = config_digest();
     }
   }
@@ -421,10 +425,9 @@ PostInstallAction install(const Config& cfg_in, const UpdateSrc& src,
   } else if (client->config.pacman.type != ComposeAppManager::Name || client->appsInSync(target)) {
     post_install_action = PostInstallAction::AlreadyInstalled;
   } else {
-    // don't `install` since it will create/run containers and we don't want to do it
-    // before we register images and restart dockerd
+    // just download apps in the case of "app only" update
     client->storage->savePrimaryInstalledVersion(target, InstalledVersionUpdateMode::kPending);
-    post_install_action = PostInstallAction::NeedDockerRestart;
+    post_install_action = PostInstallAction::Ok;
   }
 
   if (client->config.pacman.type == ComposeAppManager::Name &&
diff --git a/src/offline/client.h b/src/offline/client.h
index 60bb0a9f..1e555689 100644
--- a/src/offline/client.h
+++ b/src/offline/client.h
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ struct UpdateSrc {
 
 enum class PostInstallAction {
   Undefined = -1,
+  Ok,
   NeedReboot,
   NeedRebootForBootFw,
-  NeedDockerRestart,
+  // NeedDockerRestart,
   AlreadyInstalled,
   DowngradeAttempt
 };
diff --git a/tests/aklite_offline_test.cc b/tests/aklite_offline_test.cc
index a190922d..a9828981 100644
--- a/tests/aklite_offline_test.cc
+++ b/tests/aklite_offline_test.cc
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ class AkliteOffline : public ::testing::Test {
     for (const auto& app : apps_not_to_preload) {
       boost::filesystem::remove_all(app_store_.appsDir() / app);
     }
-    ASSERT_EQ(install(), offline::PostInstallAction::NeedDockerRestart);
-    reloadDockerEngine();
+    ASSERT_EQ(install(), offline::PostInstallAction::Ok);
     ASSERT_EQ(run(), offline::PostRunAction::Ok);
 
     if (add_installed_versions) {
@@ -360,8 +359,7 @@ TEST_F(AkliteOffline, OfflineClientAppsOnly) {
   const auto target{addTarget({createApp("app-01")}, true)};
   ASSERT_EQ(1, check().size());
   ASSERT_TRUE(target.MatchTarget(check().front()));
-  ASSERT_EQ(install(), offline::PostInstallAction::NeedDockerRestart);
-  reloadDockerEngine();
+  ASSERT_EQ(install(), offline::PostInstallAction::Ok);
   ASSERT_EQ(run(), offline::PostRunAction::Ok);
   ASSERT_TRUE(target.MatchTarget(getCurrent()));
 }