diff --git a/pipelines/docker/kabanero-utils/scripts/imageurl_imagename_lowercase.sh b/pipelines/docker/kabanero-utils/scripts/imageurl_imagename_lowercase.sh
index 40cda30a..63f62959 100755
--- a/pipelines/docker/kabanero-utils/scripts/imageurl_imagename_lowercase.sh
+++ b/pipelines/docker/kabanero-utils/scripts/imageurl_imagename_lowercase.sh
@@ -62,34 +62,28 @@ WARNING="[WARNING]"
 ERROR="[ERROR]"
 
 if [[ ! -z "$docker_registry_url"  ]]; then
-   docker_registry_url_trimmed_trailing_slash=${docker_registry_url%/}
-   NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url_trimmed_trailing_slash}")
+   docker_registry_url=${docker_registry_url%/}
+   NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url}")
    if [[ ("$NUM_SLASHES" -ge 2 ) && ( ! -z $docker_imagename ) && ($docker_imagename != "null")]]; then
-      echo "$ERROR The image registry url=$docker_registry_url has imagename in it, and it is also provided as in input parameter=$docker_imagename to the pipeline as parameter, pipeline cannot take imagename twice, you can specify it from your (pipeline resourse) or through combination of (webhook setup and trigger template)."
-      exit 1
-   fi
-fi
-
-if [[ -z "$docker_registry_url" ]]; then
-   echo "$ERROR Please specify the image registry url in your webhook setup or event mediator or your pipeline resource and try again.
-         [Hint] : The image registry url can be docker.io/<docker-userid> ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero"
-   exit 1
-else
-   if [[ ( -z "$docker_imagename") || ("$docker_imagename" == "null") ]]; then
-      #Trim the trailing forward slash('/') and then count no of forward slash.
-      if [[ $docker_registry_url == */ ]];then
-         docker_registry_url=${docker_registry_url%/}
-      fi
-      NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url}")
+      echo "$WARNING The image registry url=$docker_registry_url has imagename in it, and it is also provided as in input parameter=$docker_imagename to the pipeline as parameter,pipeline will use the imagename from $docker_registry_url."
+      DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url
+   else
+      #Start of else
+      if [[ ( -z "$docker_imagename") || ("$docker_imagename" == "null") ]]; then
+         #Trim the trailing forward slash('/') and then count no of forward slash.
+         if [[ $docker_registry_url == */ ]];then
+            docker_registry_url=${docker_registry_url%/}
+         fi
+         NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url}")
       
-      # This case is to handle jenkins pipeline scenario, where the user would specify the image name in the app-deploy.yaml
-      if [[ (-f /workspace/$gitsource/$app_deploy_filename) && ("$NUM_SLASHES" = 1) ]];then
-         cd /workspace/$gitsource
-         APPNAME=$(awk '/^  name:/ {print $2; exit}' $app_deploy_filename)
-         docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $APPNAME |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-      else
-         #Checking the migration case where imagename can be empty and if registry url has imagename. 
-         #ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero/kab60-java-spring-boot2:e7a1448806240f0294035097c0203caa3f
+         # This case is to handle jenkins pipeline scenario, where the user would specify the image name in the app-deploy.yaml
+         if [[ (-f /workspace/$gitsource/$app_deploy_filename) && ("$NUM_SLASHES" = 1) ]];then
+            cd /workspace/$gitsource
+            APPNAME=$(awk '/^  name:/ {print $2; exit}' $app_deploy_filename)
+            docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $APPNAME |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+         else
+            #Checking the migration case where imagename can be empty and if registry url has imagename. 
+            #ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero/kab60-java-spring-boot2:e7a1448806240f0294035097c0203caa3f
             if [ "$NUM_SLASHES" = 1 ]; then
                echo "$ERROR image registry url=$docker_registry_url does not have imagename and tagname values, you can specify it in your pipeline resource or through trigger template and try again."
                exit 1
@@ -108,24 +102,31 @@ else
                fi
                docker_registry_url=$(echo $docker_registry_url | rev | cut -d"/" -f2- | rev)
             fi   
+         fi
+         
+      elif [[ ! -z "$docker_imagename" ]]; then
+              docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $docker_imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+      fi
+      
+      #If it reaches here it means it has set the variable docker_imagename_lowercase correctly.
+      # If docker_registry_url value does not have trailing '/' add it before concatenating it with imagename
+      if [[ $docker_registry_url != */ ]];then
+         docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url/
       fi
-   elif [[ ! -z "$docker_imagename" ]]; then
-      docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $docker_imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-   fi
-fi
-
-
-#If it reaches here it means it has set the variable docker_imagename_lowercase correctly.
-# If docker_registry_url value does not have trailing '/' add it before concatenating it with imagename
-if [[ $docker_registry_url != */ ]];then
-   docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url/
-fi
         
-#Concatenate docker_registry_url with the docker_imagename_lowercase and docker_imagetag(if exists)
-if [[ (! -z "$docker_imagetag") && ("$docker_imagetag" != "null") ]]; then
-   DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase:$docker_imagetag
+      #Concatenate docker_registry_url with the docker_imagename_lowercase and docker_imagetag(if exists)
+      if [[ (! -z "$docker_imagetag") && ("$docker_imagetag" != "null") ]]; then
+         DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase:$docker_imagetag
+      else
+         DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase
+      fi
+ 
+      #End of else
+   fi
 else
-   DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase
+   echo "$ERROR Incoming image registry url is empty , please specify the image registry url in your webhook setup or event mediator or your pipeline resource and try again.
+   [Hint] : The image registry url can be docker.io/<docker-userid> ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero"
+   exit 1
 fi
 
 echo "$DOCKER_IMAGE_URL"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/build-push-promote-task.yaml b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/build-push-promote-task.yaml
index e3ce33cc..63f4625f 100644
--- a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/build-push-promote-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/build-push-promote-task.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
     # Refer to https://kabanero.io/docs/ref/general/reference/semver-governance.html for policy details.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ spec:
     # This steps builds the source project using appsody build.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     imagePullPolicy: Always
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ spec:
     # Refer to https://kabanero.io/docs/ref/general/reference/semver-governance.html for policy details.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ spec:
     # Push the image built in the build step to the specified image registry.  Optionally sign the image.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/deploy-gitops-task.yaml b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/deploy-gitops-task.yaml
index 721ccd95..719b81b4 100644
--- a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/deploy-gitops-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/deploy-gitops-task.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
       type: git
   steps:
   - name: deploy
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     script: |
         #!/usr/bin/env sh
         
diff --git a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/deployment-condition.yaml b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/deployment-condition.yaml
index 94d36a7a..a12c5edd 100644
--- a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/deployment-condition.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/deployment-condition.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     description: "The Git event ref"
   check:
     name: deployment-condition
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/sh"]
     args:
       - -ce
diff --git a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/image-scan-condition.yaml b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/image-scan-condition.yaml
index e0d72e5c..b791b799 100644
--- a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/image-scan-condition.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/image-scan-condition.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     description: "The Git event ref"
   check:
     name: image-scan-condition
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/sh"]
     args:
       - -ce
diff --git a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/image-scan-task.yaml b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/image-scan-task.yaml
index 2cf78f2f..0a38ac58 100644
--- a/pipelines/experimental/gitops/image-scan-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/experimental/gitops/image-scan-task.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
     - name: mount-image          
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
-      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
 # Temporarily make copy of mounted image since the mounted image will be unmounted when the container for this task ends.
 # TODO: Determine another way to persist the mounted container image across containers
       command: ['/bin/bash']
@@ -103,47 +103,82 @@ spec:
           # For now we needed to remove the code, because we moved out the script from utilities task to 'kabanero-utils' image
           # and this image uses some other image.
           ########
+          # Tracing prefixes
+          INFO="[INFO]"
+          WARNING="[WARNING]"
+          ERROR="[ERROR]"
+          
           docker_registry_url=$(inputs.resources.docker-image.url)
           docker_imagename=$(inputs.params.docker-imagename)
           docker_imagetag=$(inputs.params.docker-imagetag)
           app_deploy_filename="app-deploy.yaml"
 
-          if [[ -z "$docker_registry_url" ]]; then
-             echo "Error : The input parameter docker-image resource url to the script is empty, please provide it and try again(Possible value example: docker.io/<docker-userid>, image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero)"
-             exit 1
-          else
-             if [[ -z "$docker_imagename"  ]]; then
-                if [[ -f /workspace/$gitsource/$app_deploy_filename ]];then
-                   cd /workspace/$gitsource
-                   APPNAME=$(awk '/^  name:/ {print $2; exit}' $app_deploy_filename)
-
-                   docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $APPNAME |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+          if [[ ! -z "$docker_registry_url"  ]]; then
+             docker_registry_url=${docker_registry_url%/}
+             NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url}")
+             if [[ ("$NUM_SLASHES" -ge 2 ) && ( ! -z $docker_imagename ) && ($docker_imagename != "null")]]; then
+                echo "$WARNING The image registry url=$docker_registry_url has imagename in it, and it is also provided as in input parameter=$docker_imagename to the pipeline as parameter,pipeline will use the imagename from $docker_registry_url."
+                DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url
+             else
+                #Start of else
+                if [[ ( -z "$docker_imagename") || ("$docker_imagename" == "null") ]]; then
+                   #Trim the trailing forward slash('/') and then count no of forward slash.
+                   if [[ $docker_registry_url == */ ]];then
+                      docker_registry_url=${docker_registry_url%/}
+                   fi
+                   NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url}")
+                
+                   # This case is to handle jenkins pipeline scenario, where the user would specify the image name in the app-deploy.yaml
+                   if [[ (-f /workspace/$gitsource/$app_deploy_filename) && ("$NUM_SLASHES" = 1) ]];then
+                      cd /workspace/$gitsource
+                      APPNAME=$(awk '/^  name:/ {print $2; exit}' $app_deploy_filename)
+                      docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $APPNAME |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                   else
+                      #Checking the migration case where imagename can be empty and if registry url has imagename. 
+                      #ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero/kab60-java-spring-boot2:e7a1448806240f0294035097c0203caa3f
+                      if [ "$NUM_SLASHES" = 1 ]; then
+                         echo "$ERROR image registry url=$docker_registry_url does not have imagename and tagname values, you can specify it in your pipeline resource or through trigger template and try again."
+                         exit 1
+                      elif [ "$NUM_SLASHES" = 2 ]; then
+                         url_imagename_tagname_Part=$(echo $docker_registry_url | rev | cut -d"/" -f1 | rev)
+                         if [[ ( ! -z $url_imagename_tagname_Part ) && ( $url_imagename_tagname_Part == *":"* ) ]]; then 
+                            imagename=$(cut -d ':' -f 1 <<< "$url_imagename_tagname_Part" )
+                            docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                            docker_imagetag=$(cut -d ':' -f 2- <<< "$url_imagename_tagname_Part" )
+                         elif [[ (! -z $url_imagename_tagname_Part) ]]; then
+                            imagename=$url_imagename_tagname_Part
+                            docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                         else
+                            echo "$ERROR docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url does not have the imagename and the param docker_imagename is not specified. Please provide docker_registry_url with imagename or provide correct values for incoming params docker_imagename=$docker_imagename and try again. "
+                            exit 1
+                         fi
+                         docker_registry_url=$(echo $docker_registry_url | rev | cut -d"/" -f2- | rev)
+                      fi   
+                   fi
+                   
+                elif [[ ! -z "$docker_imagename" ]]; then
+                        docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $docker_imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                fi
+                
+                #If it reaches here it means it has set the variable docker_imagename_lowercase correctly.
+                # If docker_registry_url value does not have trailing '/' add it before concatenating it with imagename
+                if [[ $docker_registry_url != */ ]];then
+                   docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url/
+                fi
+                  
+                #Concatenate docker_registry_url with the docker_imagename_lowercase and docker_imagetag(if exists)
+                if [[ (! -z "$docker_imagetag") && ("$docker_imagetag" != "null") ]]; then
+                   DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase:$docker_imagetag
                 else
-                   echo "Error : docker_imagename is empty and the $app_deploy_filename is not present in the github appsody project.
-                   Either provide the value for the variable or make the $app_deploy_filename file available in the github appsody project
-                   Case 1: If you are running a pipeline where you do not want the docker imagename to be coming from 'app-deploy.yaml' ,
-                           you would need to provide the imagename from the Trigger file.
-                           (Hint: Check the pipeline trigger file passing the input parameter 'docker_imagename' to the pipelines)
-                   Case 2: If your requirement is to pull the imagename from the  'app-deploy.yaml' file variable 'name' ,
-                           then you need to make sure that you have the file available in the appsody project in github whose url you have provided as git-source to the pipeline"
-                   exit 1
+                   DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase
                 fi
-             else
-                docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $docker_imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+           
+                #End of else
              fi
-          fi
-
-          #If it reaches here it means it has set the variable docker_imagename_lowercase correctly.
-          #Check if trailing '/' exists for docker registry url, it not add it.
-          if [[ $docker_registry_url != */ ]];then
-                docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url/
-          fi
-
-          #Concatenate docker_registry_url with the docker_imagename_lowercase and docker_imagetag(if exists)
-          if [[ ! -z "$docker_imagetag" ]]; then
-              DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase:$docker_imagetag
           else
-              DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase
+             echo "$ERROR Incoming image registry url is empty , please specify the image registry url in your webhook setup or event mediator or your pipeline resource and try again.
+             [Hint] : The image registry url can be docker.io/<docker-userid> ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero"
+             exit 1
           fi
           INPUTS_RESOURCE_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL_LOWERCASE=$DOCKER_IMAGE_URL
           #######
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/build-deploy-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/build-deploy-task.yaml
index 5f598259..dd819901 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/build-deploy-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/build-deploy-task.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
     # This steps builds the source project using appsody build.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ spec:
     # Push the image built in the build step to the specified image registry.  Optionally sign the image.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ spec:
     - mountPath: /var/lib/containers
       name: varlibcontainers
   - name: deploy-image
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ['/bin/sh']
     args:
       - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/build-push-jk-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/build-push-jk-task.yaml
index 490d9350..69849eb6 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/build-push-jk-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/build-push-jk-task.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
     # This steps builds the source project using appsody build.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ spec:
     # Push the image built in the build step to the specified image registry.  Optionally sign the image.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/build-push-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/build-push-task.yaml
index 36442fda..f2ae0eba 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/build-push-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/build-push-task.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ spec:
     # Refer to https://kabanero.io/docs/ref/general/reference/semver-governance.html for policy details.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ spec:
     # This steps builds the source project using appsody build.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ spec:
     # Refer to https://kabanero.io/docs/ref/general/reference/semver-governance.html for policy details.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ spec:
     # Push the image built in the build step to the specified image registry.  Optionally sign the image.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/build-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/build-task.yaml
index 8c129e4e..c78dccfa 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/build-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/build-task.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
     # This steps builds the source project using appsody build.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/deploy-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/deploy-task.yaml
index 9b9f7626..adb92bdd 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/deploy-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/deploy-task.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
   - name: enforce-stack-policy-pre-deploy
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
     - name: gitsource
       value: git-source
   - name: deploy-image
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ['/bin/sh']
     args:
       - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/deployment-condition.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/deployment-condition.yaml
index 90935cb7..0bc62af0 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/deployment-condition.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/deployment-condition.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
     description: "The Git event ref"
   check:
     name: deployment-condition
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/sh"]
     args:
       - -ce
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/events/build-push-promote-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/events/build-push-promote-task.yaml
index 0cf8a8ba..81b3ff8e 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/events/build-push-promote-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/events/build-push-promote-task.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
     # Refer to https://kabanero.io/docs/ref/general/reference/semver-governance.html for policy details.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ spec:
     # This steps builds the source project using appsody build.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     imagePullPolicy: Always
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ spec:
     # Refer to https://kabanero.io/docs/ref/general/reference/semver-governance.html for policy details.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ spec:
     # Push the image built in the build step to the specified image registry.  Optionally sign the image.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/events/build-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/events/build-task.yaml
index b1bb107c..5f7f77d3 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/events/build-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/events/build-task.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
     # Refer to https://kabanero.io/docs/ref/general/reference/semver-governance.html for policy details.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spec:
     # This steps builds the source project using appsody build.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     imagePullPolicy: Always
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ spec:
     # Refer to https://kabanero.io/docs/ref/general/reference/semver-governance.html for policy details.
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/events/deploy-kustomize-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/events/deploy-kustomize-task.yaml
index 1e43ae13..9bf3714a 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/events/deploy-kustomize-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/events/deploy-kustomize-task.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ spec:
       type: git
   steps:
   - name: deploy
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     script: |
         #!/usr/bin/env sh
         
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/events/deploy-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/events/deploy-task.yaml
index 3807df11..b60c764f 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/events/deploy-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/events/deploy-task.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
   - name: enforce-stack-policy-pre-deploy
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
     - name: gitsource
       value: git-source
   - name: deploy-image
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ['/bin/sh']
     args:
       - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/events/deployment-condition.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/events/deployment-condition.yaml
index f3505e1f..addc4b98 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/events/deployment-condition.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/events/deployment-condition.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
     description: "Determine if there should be a local deploy"
   check:
     name: deployment-condition
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/sh"]
     args:
       - -ce
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/events/image-retag-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/events/image-retag-task.yaml
index a0c67e5b..6dac9bb4 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/events/image-retag-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/events/image-retag-task.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       # Pull down the source image from the registry.
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
-      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
       command: ["/bin/bash"]
       args:
         - -c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ spec:
       # Tag the pulled image with the new tag. 
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
-      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
       command: ["/bin/bash"]
       args:
         - -c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ spec:
       # Push the newly tagged image to the registry.
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
-      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
       command: ["/bin/bash"]
       args:
         - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/events/image-scan-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/events/image-scan-task.yaml
index 1ba8c95a..df83de18 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/events/image-scan-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/events/image-scan-task.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
     - name: mount-image          
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
-      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
 # Temporarily make copy of mounted image since the mounted image will be unmounted when the container for this task ends.
 # TODO: Determine another way to persist the mounted container image across containers
       command: ['/bin/bash']
@@ -104,47 +104,82 @@ spec:
           # For now we needed to remove the code, because we moved out the script from utilities task to 'kabanero-utils' image
           # and this image uses some other image.
           ########
+          # Tracing prefixes
+          INFO="[INFO]"
+          WARNING="[WARNING]"
+          ERROR="[ERROR]"
+          
           docker_registry_url=$(inputs.resources.docker-image.url)
           docker_imagename=$(inputs.params.docker-imagename)
           docker_imagetag=$(inputs.params.docker-imagetag)
           app_deploy_filename="app-deploy.yaml"
 
-          if [[ -z "$docker_registry_url" ]]; then
-             echo "Error : The input parameter docker-image resource url to the script is empty, please provide it and try again(Possible value example: docker.io/<docker-userid>, image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero)"
-             exit 1
-          else
-             if [[ -z "$docker_imagename"  ]]; then
-                if [[ -f /workspace/$gitsource/$app_deploy_filename ]];then
-                   cd /workspace/$gitsource
-                   APPNAME=$(awk '/^  name:/ {print $2; exit}' $app_deploy_filename)
-
-                   docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $APPNAME |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+          if [[ ! -z "$docker_registry_url"  ]]; then
+             docker_registry_url=${docker_registry_url%/}
+             NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url}")
+             if [[ ("$NUM_SLASHES" -ge 2 ) && ( ! -z $docker_imagename ) && ($docker_imagename != "null")]]; then
+                echo "$WARNING The image registry url=$docker_registry_url has imagename in it, and it is also provided as in input parameter=$docker_imagename to the pipeline as parameter,pipeline will use the imagename from $docker_registry_url."
+                DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url
+             else
+                #Start of else
+                if [[ ( -z "$docker_imagename") || ("$docker_imagename" == "null") ]]; then
+                   #Trim the trailing forward slash('/') and then count no of forward slash.
+                   if [[ $docker_registry_url == */ ]];then
+                      docker_registry_url=${docker_registry_url%/}
+                   fi
+                   NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url}")
+                
+                   # This case is to handle jenkins pipeline scenario, where the user would specify the image name in the app-deploy.yaml
+                   if [[ (-f /workspace/$gitsource/$app_deploy_filename) && ("$NUM_SLASHES" = 1) ]];then
+                      cd /workspace/$gitsource
+                      APPNAME=$(awk '/^  name:/ {print $2; exit}' $app_deploy_filename)
+                      docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $APPNAME |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                   else
+                      #Checking the migration case where imagename can be empty and if registry url has imagename. 
+                      #ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero/kab60-java-spring-boot2:e7a1448806240f0294035097c0203caa3f
+                      if [ "$NUM_SLASHES" = 1 ]; then
+                         echo "$ERROR image registry url=$docker_registry_url does not have imagename and tagname values, you can specify it in your pipeline resource or through trigger template and try again."
+                         exit 1
+                      elif [ "$NUM_SLASHES" = 2 ]; then
+                         url_imagename_tagname_Part=$(echo $docker_registry_url | rev | cut -d"/" -f1 | rev)
+                         if [[ ( ! -z $url_imagename_tagname_Part ) && ( $url_imagename_tagname_Part == *":"* ) ]]; then 
+                            imagename=$(cut -d ':' -f 1 <<< "$url_imagename_tagname_Part" )
+                            docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                            docker_imagetag=$(cut -d ':' -f 2- <<< "$url_imagename_tagname_Part" )
+                         elif [[ (! -z $url_imagename_tagname_Part) ]]; then
+                            imagename=$url_imagename_tagname_Part
+                            docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                         else
+                            echo "$ERROR docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url does not have the imagename and the param docker_imagename is not specified. Please provide docker_registry_url with imagename or provide correct values for incoming params docker_imagename=$docker_imagename and try again. "
+                            exit 1
+                         fi
+                         docker_registry_url=$(echo $docker_registry_url | rev | cut -d"/" -f2- | rev)
+                      fi   
+                   fi
+                   
+                elif [[ ! -z "$docker_imagename" ]]; then
+                        docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $docker_imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                fi
+                
+                #If it reaches here it means it has set the variable docker_imagename_lowercase correctly.
+                # If docker_registry_url value does not have trailing '/' add it before concatenating it with imagename
+                if [[ $docker_registry_url != */ ]];then
+                   docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url/
+                fi
+                  
+                #Concatenate docker_registry_url with the docker_imagename_lowercase and docker_imagetag(if exists)
+                if [[ (! -z "$docker_imagetag") && ("$docker_imagetag" != "null") ]]; then
+                   DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase:$docker_imagetag
                 else
-                   echo "Error : docker_imagename is empty and the $app_deploy_filename is not present in the github appsody project.
-                   Either provide the value for the variable or make the $app_deploy_filename file available in the github appsody project
-                   Case 1: If you are running a pipeline where you do not want the docker imagename to be coming from 'app-deploy.yaml' ,
-                           you would need to provide the imagename from the Trigger file.
-                           (Hint: Check the pipeline trigger file passing the input parameter 'docker_imagename' to the pipelines)
-                   Case 2: If your requirement is to pull the imagename from the  'app-deploy.yaml' file variable 'name' ,
-                           then you need to make sure that you have the file available in the appsody project in github whose url you have provided as git-source to the pipeline"
-                   exit 1
+                   DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase
                 fi
-             else
-                docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $docker_imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+           
+                #End of else
              fi
-          fi
-
-          #If it reaches here it means it has set the variable docker_imagename_lowercase correctly.
-          #Check if trailing '/' exists for docker registry url, it not add it.
-          if [[ $docker_registry_url != */ ]];then
-                docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url/
-          fi
-
-          #Concatenate docker_registry_url with the docker_imagename_lowercase and docker_imagetag(if exists)
-          if [[ ! -z "$docker_imagetag" ]]; then
-              DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase:$docker_imagetag
           else
-              DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase
+             echo "$ERROR Incoming image registry url is empty , please specify the image registry url in your webhook setup or event mediator or your pipeline resource and try again.
+             [Hint] : The image registry url can be docker.io/<docker-userid> ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero"
+             exit 1
           fi
           INPUTS_RESOURCE_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL_LOWERCASE=$DOCKER_IMAGE_URL
           #######
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/image-retag-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/image-retag-task.yaml
index ab2e9bf6..ef7a1912 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/image-retag-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/image-retag-task.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
     - name: buildah-pull
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
-      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
       command: ["/bin/bash"]
       args:
         - -c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ spec:
     - name: buildah-tag
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
-      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
       command: ["/bin/bash"]
       args:
         - -c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ spec:
     - name: buildah-push
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
-      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
       command: ["/bin/bash"]
       args:
         - -c
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/image-scan-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/image-scan-task.yaml
index 2e9f1b00..101cc6ac 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/image-scan-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/image-scan-task.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
     - name: mount-image          
       securityContext:
         privileged: true
-      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+      image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
 # Temporarily make copy of mounted image since the mounted image will be unmounted when the container for this task ends.
 # TODO: Determine another way to persist the mounted container image across containers
       command: ['/bin/bash']
@@ -104,47 +104,83 @@ spec:
           # For now we needed to remove the code, because we moved out the script from utilities task to 'kabanero-utils' image
           # and this image uses some other image.
           ########
+          # Tracing prefixes
+          INFO="[INFO]"
+          WARNING="[WARNING]"
+          ERROR="[ERROR]"
+
           docker_registry_url=$(inputs.resources.docker-image.url)
           docker_imagename=$(inputs.params.docker-imagename)
           docker_imagetag=$(inputs.params.docker-imagetag)
           app_deploy_filename="app-deploy.yaml"
 
-          if [[ -z "$docker_registry_url" ]]; then
-             echo "Error : The input parameter docker-image resource url to the script is empty, please provide it and try again(Possible value example: docker.io/<docker-userid>, image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero)"
-             exit 1
-          else
-             if [[ -z "$docker_imagename"  ]]; then
-                if [[ -f /workspace/$gitsource/$app_deploy_filename ]];then
-                   cd /workspace/$gitsource
-                   APPNAME=$(awk '/^  name:/ {print $2; exit}' $app_deploy_filename)
-
-                   docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $APPNAME |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+          
+          if [[ ! -z "$docker_registry_url"  ]]; then
+             docker_registry_url=${docker_registry_url%/}
+             NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url}")
+             if [[ ("$NUM_SLASHES" -ge 2 ) && ( ! -z $docker_imagename ) && ($docker_imagename != "null")]]; then
+                echo "$WARNING The image registry url=$docker_registry_url has imagename in it, and it is also provided as in input parameter=$docker_imagename to the pipeline as parameter,pipeline will use the imagename from $docker_registry_url."
+                DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url
+             else
+                #Start of else
+                if [[ ( -z "$docker_imagename") || ("$docker_imagename" == "null") ]]; then
+                   #Trim the trailing forward slash('/') and then count no of forward slash.
+                   if [[ $docker_registry_url == */ ]];then
+                      docker_registry_url=${docker_registry_url%/}
+                   fi
+                   NUM_SLASHES=$(awk -F"/" '{print NF-1}' <<< "${docker_registry_url}")
+                
+                   # This case is to handle jenkins pipeline scenario, where the user would specify the image name in the app-deploy.yaml
+                   if [[ (-f /workspace/$gitsource/$app_deploy_filename) && ("$NUM_SLASHES" = 1) ]];then
+                      cd /workspace/$gitsource
+                      APPNAME=$(awk '/^  name:/ {print $2; exit}' $app_deploy_filename)
+                      docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $APPNAME |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                   else
+                      #Checking the migration case where imagename can be empty and if registry url has imagename. 
+                      #ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero/kab60-java-spring-boot2:e7a1448806240f0294035097c0203caa3f
+                      if [ "$NUM_SLASHES" = 1 ]; then
+                         echo "$ERROR image registry url=$docker_registry_url does not have imagename and tagname values, you can specify it in your pipeline resource or through trigger template and try again."
+                         exit 1
+                      elif [ "$NUM_SLASHES" = 2 ]; then
+                         url_imagename_tagname_Part=$(echo $docker_registry_url | rev | cut -d"/" -f1 | rev)
+                         if [[ ( ! -z $url_imagename_tagname_Part ) && ( $url_imagename_tagname_Part == *":"* ) ]]; then 
+                            imagename=$(cut -d ':' -f 1 <<< "$url_imagename_tagname_Part" )
+                            docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                            docker_imagetag=$(cut -d ':' -f 2- <<< "$url_imagename_tagname_Part" )
+                         elif [[ (! -z $url_imagename_tagname_Part) ]]; then
+                            imagename=$url_imagename_tagname_Part
+                            docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                         else
+                            echo "$ERROR docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url does not have the imagename and the param docker_imagename is not specified. Please provide docker_registry_url with imagename or provide correct values for incoming params docker_imagename=$docker_imagename and try again. "
+                            exit 1
+                         fi
+                         docker_registry_url=$(echo $docker_registry_url | rev | cut -d"/" -f2- | rev)
+                      fi   
+                   fi
+                   
+                elif [[ ! -z "$docker_imagename" ]]; then
+                        docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $docker_imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                fi
+                
+                #If it reaches here it means it has set the variable docker_imagename_lowercase correctly.
+                # If docker_registry_url value does not have trailing '/' add it before concatenating it with imagename
+                if [[ $docker_registry_url != */ ]];then
+                   docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url/
+                fi
+                  
+                #Concatenate docker_registry_url with the docker_imagename_lowercase and docker_imagetag(if exists)
+                if [[ (! -z "$docker_imagetag") && ("$docker_imagetag" != "null") ]]; then
+                   DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase:$docker_imagetag
                 else
-                   echo "Error : docker_imagename is empty and the $app_deploy_filename is not present in the github appsody project.
-                   Either provide the value for the variable or make the $app_deploy_filename file available in the github appsody project
-                   Case 1: If you are running a pipeline where you do not want the docker imagename to be coming from 'app-deploy.yaml' ,
-                           you would need to provide the imagename from the Trigger file.
-                           (Hint: Check the pipeline trigger file passing the input parameter 'docker_imagename' to the pipelines)
-                   Case 2: If your requirement is to pull the imagename from the  'app-deploy.yaml' file variable 'name' ,
-                           then you need to make sure that you have the file available in the appsody project in github whose url you have provided as git-source to the pipeline"
-                   exit 1
+                   DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase
                 fi
-             else
-                docker_imagename_lowercase=$(echo $docker_imagename |  tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+           
+                #End of else
              fi
-          fi
-
-          #If it reaches here it means it has set the variable docker_imagename_lowercase correctly.
-          #Check if trailing '/' exists for docker registry url, it not add it.
-          if [[ $docker_registry_url != */ ]];then
-                docker_registry_url=$docker_registry_url/
-          fi
-
-          #Concatenate docker_registry_url with the docker_imagename_lowercase and docker_imagetag(if exists)
-          if [[ ! -z "$docker_imagetag" ]]; then
-              DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase:$docker_imagetag
           else
-              DOCKER_IMAGE_URL=$docker_registry_url$docker_imagename_lowercase
+             echo "$ERROR Incoming image registry url is empty , please specify the image registry url in your webhook setup or event mediator or your pipeline resource and try again.
+             [Hint] : The image registry url can be docker.io/<docker-userid> ex: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/kabanero"
+             exit 1
           fi
           INPUTS_RESOURCE_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL_LOWERCASE=$DOCKER_IMAGE_URL
           #######
diff --git a/pipelines/incubator/validate-active-stack-task.yaml b/pipelines/incubator/validate-active-stack-task.yaml
index 59d93220..074345db 100644
--- a/pipelines/incubator/validate-active-stack-task.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/incubator/validate-active-stack-task.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
   - name: validate-stack-is-active
     securityContext:
       privileged: true
-    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:835371285400bf247ef5ec834d22c72629d2f4b11c304db22dca8f12ecd710ce
+    image: kabanero/kabanero-utils@sha256:d2534cb30f618975bd5a9554920050b36d1bde5a882e8bacf100773847ec9ae8
     command: ["/bin/bash"]
     args:
       - -c