diff --git a/server/model.go b/server/model.go
index bf38c415b..b57e93094 100644
--- a/server/model.go
+++ b/server/model.go
@@ -245,7 +245,12 @@ func parseFromFile(ctx context.Context, file *os.File, digest string, fn func(ap
 			mediatype = "application/vnd.ollama.image.projector"
 		}
 
-		layer, err := NewLayer(io.NewSectionReader(file, offset, n), mediatype)
+		var layer *Layer 
+		if digest != "" && n == stat.Size() {
+			layer, err = NewLayerFromLayer(digest, mediatype, file.Name())
+		} else {
+			layer, err = NewLayer(io.NewSectionReader(file, offset, n), mediatype)
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}