diff --git a/Sources/tart/OCI/Registry.swift b/Sources/tart/OCI/Registry.swift
index 5e465ec..cabf61c 100644
--- a/Sources/tart/OCI/Registry.swift
+++ b/Sources/tart/OCI/Registry.swift
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ class Registry {
         parameters: lastChunk ? ["digest": digest] : [:],
         body: chunk
       )
-      let expectedStatus = lastChunk ? HTTPCode.Created.rawValue : HTTPCode.Accepted.rawValue
-      if response.statusCode != expectedStatus {
+      // always accept both statuses since AWS ECR is not following specification
+      if response.statusCode != HTTPCode.Created.rawValue && response.statusCode != HTTPCode.Accepted.rawValue {
         throw RegistryError.UnexpectedHTTPStatusCode(when: "streaming blob to \(uploadLocation)",
           code: response.statusCode, details: data.asText())
       }