diff --git a/src/resources/image.jsx b/src/resources/image.jsx
index 9473fc90..a4a14e75 100644
--- a/src/resources/image.jsx
+++ b/src/resources/image.jsx
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ export const isSnapshot = (item) => {
 };
 
 export const canImageCreateInstance = (item) =>
-  item.status === 'active' && item.usage_type === 'common';
+  item.status === 'active' && (item.usage_type === 'common' || item.usage_type === undefined);
 
 export const canImageCreateIronicInstance = (item) =>
-  item.status === 'active' && item.usage_type === 'ironic';
+  item.status === 'active' && (item.usage_type === 'ironic' || item.usage_type === undefined);
 
 export const canSnapshotCreateInstance = (item) => item.status === 'active';