diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index 857e0855d..2a658f275 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ target "runc-jammy" {
     }
     target = tgt == "container" ? "jammy/testing/${tgt}" : "jammy/${tgt}"
     // only tag the container target
-    tags = tgt == "testing/container" ? ["runc:jammy"] : []
+    tags = tgt == "container" ? ["runc:jammy"] : []
     // only output non-container targets to the fs
-    output = tgt != "testing/container" ? ["_output"] : []
+    output = tgt != "container" ? ["_output"] : []
 
     cache-from = ["type=gha,scope=dalec/runc/jammy/${tgt}"]
     cache-to = DALEC_NO_CACHE_EXPORT != "1" ? ["type=gha,scope=dalec/runc/jammy/${tgt},mode=max"] : []
diff --git a/frontend/build.go b/frontend/build.go
index 8482b3a56..146133b83 100644
--- a/frontend/build.go
+++ b/frontend/build.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/dalec"
 	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ func BuildWithPlatform(ctx context.Context, client gwclient.Client, f PlatformBu
 		targetKey := GetTargetKey(dc)
 
 		ref, cfg, err := f(ctx, client, platform, spec, targetKey)
+		if cfg != nil {
+			now := time.Now()
+			cfg.Created = &now
+		}
 		return ref, cfg, nil, err
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/azlinux_test.go b/test/azlinux_test.go
index 9c0019e4c..eacd2c821 100644
--- a/test/azlinux_test.go
+++ b/test/azlinux_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/dalec"
 	"github.com/Azure/dalec/frontend/azlinux"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	gwclient "github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/gateway/client"
 	moby_buildkit_v1_frontend "github.com/moby/buildkit/frontend/gateway/pb"
 	ocispecs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 )
 
@@ -528,7 +530,16 @@ echo "$BAR" > bar.txt
 			)
 			sr.Evaluate = true
 
-			solveT(ctx, t, gwc, sr)
+			beforeBuild := time.Now()
+			res := solveT(ctx, t, gwc, sr)
+
+			dt, ok := res.Metadata[exptypes.ExporterImageConfigKey]
+			assert.Assert(t, ok, "result metadata should contain an image config: available metadata: %s", strings.Join(maps.Keys(res.Metadata), ", "))
+
+			var cfg dalec.DockerImageSpec
+			assert.Assert(t, json.Unmarshal(dt, &cfg))
+			assert.Check(t, cfg.Created.After(beforeBuild))
+			assert.Check(t, cfg.Created.Before(time.Now()))
 
 			// Make sure the test framework was actually executed by the build target.
 			// This appends a test case so that is expected to fail and as such cause the build to fail.
@@ -542,7 +553,8 @@ echo "$BAR" > bar.txt
 			// update the spec in the solve request
 			withSpec(ctx, t, &spec)(&newSolveRequestConfig{req: &sr})
 
-			if _, err := gwc.Solve(ctx, sr); err == nil {
+			_, err := gwc.Solve(ctx, sr)
+			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatal("expected test spec to run with error but got none")
 			}
 		})