diff --git a/cmd/cli/root.go b/cmd/cli/root.go
index ce8e27c..1527fda 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/root.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func Execute() {
 	err := rootCmd.Execute()
 	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9d19371..bd1d8b8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/estargz v0.16.3 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/cli v28.1.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.9.3 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1fa665d..7403c57 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6N
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 h1:0IXCQ5g4/QMHHkarYzh5l+u8T3t73zM5QvfrDyIgxBk=
+github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0/go.mod h1:BbU0aIcezP1/5jX/8MP0YiH4SdvB5Y4f/wlDRiLyi3E=
 github.com/docker/cli v28.1.1+incompatible h1:eyUemzeI45DY7eDPuwUcmDyDj1pM98oD5MdSpiItp8k=
 github.com/docker/cli v28.1.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible h1:AtKxIZ36LoNK51+Z6RpzLpddBirtxJnzDrHLEKxTAYk=
diff --git a/internal/docker/fucntion_test.go b/internal/docker/fucntion_test.go
index 5945e32..8b8a8f5 100644
--- a/internal/docker/fucntion_test.go
+++ b/internal/docker/fucntion_test.go
@@ -12,20 +12,28 @@ func TestValidateDockerImageName(t *testing.T) {
 		image    string
 		expected bool
 	}{
-		// Valid image names
+		// Valid image names (following Docker and OCI standards)
 		{"Valid image name without registry or tag", "ubuntu", true},
 		{"Valid image name with namespace", "library/ubuntu", true},
 		{"Valid image name with registry", "docker.io/library/ubuntu", true},
 		{"Valid image name with custom registry and port", "localhost:5000/myproject/ubuntu", true},
 		{"Valid image name with tag", "myregistry/myproject/ubuntu:latest", true},
-		{"Valid image name with digest", "myregistry/myproject/ubuntu@sha256:abc123", true},
+		{"Valid image name with version tag", "nginx:1.21.0", true},
+		{"Valid image name with custom tag", "myapp:v1.0.0-beta", true},
+		{"Valid image name with underscore", "my_project/app:latest", true},
+		{"Valid image name with multiple slashes", "org/team/project/app:latest", true},
+		{"Valid image name with IP address registry", "192.168.1.100:5000/app:latest", true},
 
 		// Invalid image names
 		{"Invalid image name with uppercase letters in repository", "MyRegistry/MyProject/Ubuntu", false},
 		{"Invalid image name with invalid characters", "invalid!@#/image/name", false},
-		{"Invalid image name with empty repository", "", false},
+		{"Invalid image name with empty string", "", false},
 		{"Invalid image name with only slashes", "///", false},
 		{"Invalid image name with multiple @ symbols", "invalid@image@name", false},
+		{"Invalid image name with invalid tag characters", "app:tag:with:colons", false},
+		{"Invalid image name with leading slash", "/app:latest", false},
+		{"Invalid image name with trailing slash", "app/:latest", false},
+		{"Invalid image name with consecutive slashes", "app//name:latest", false},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/internal/docker/function.go b/internal/docker/function.go
index 3a38c81..b834e33 100644
--- a/internal/docker/function.go
+++ b/internal/docker/function.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -16,21 +15,23 @@ import (
 
 	"403unlocker-cli/internal/common"
 
+	"github.com/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/tarball"
 )
 
-// DockerImageValidator validates a Docker image name using a regular expression.
+// DockerImageValidator validates a Docker image name using the same method as kubectl.
+// This uses reference.ReferenceRegexp from github.com/distribution/reference package
+// which provides comprehensive validation for Docker image references.
 func DockerImageValidator(imageName string) bool {
-	pattern := `^(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-._]+(?::[0-9]+)?/)?` +
-		`(?:[a-z0-9\-._]+/)?` +
-		`[a-z0-9\-._]+` +
-		`(?::[a-zA-Z0-9\-._]+)?` +
-		`(?:@[a-zA-Z0-9\-._:]+)?$`
-	regex := regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
-	return regex.MatchString(imageName) && !strings.Contains(imageName, "@@")
+	if imageName == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Use the same validation method as kubectl
+	return reference.ReferenceRegexp.MatchString(imageName)
 }
 
 // customTransport tracks the number of bytes transferred during HTTP requests.