diff --git a/src/cmd/package.go b/src/cmd/package.go
index 25e063cd2b..f8fac1ef19 100644
--- a/src/cmd/package.go
+++ b/src/cmd/package.go
@@ -208,8 +208,10 @@ var packageInspectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 		defer os.RemoveAll(pkgPaths.Base)
 
+		cluster, _ := cluster.NewCluster()
 		inspectOpt := packager2.ZarfInspectOptions{
 			PackagePaths:  pkgPaths,
+			Cluster:       cluster,
 			ListImages:    pkgConfig.InspectOpts.ListImages,
 			ViewSBOM:      pkgConfig.InspectOpts.ViewSBOM,
 			SBOMOutputDir: pkgConfig.InspectOpts.SBOMOutputDir,
diff --git a/src/internal/packager2/inspect.go b/src/internal/packager2/inspect.go
index 6ab1b45116..17a39f7942 100644
--- a/src/internal/packager2/inspect.go
+++ b/src/internal/packager2/inspect.go
@@ -11,19 +11,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/pkg/helpers/v2"
 	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/internal/packager/sbom"
+	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/cluster"
 	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/layout"
 )
 
 // ZarfInspectOptions tracks the user-defined preferences during a package inspection.
 type ZarfInspectOptions struct {
-	// PackagePaths
-	PackagePaths *layout.PackagePaths
-	// View SBOM contents while inspecting the package
-	ViewSBOM bool
-	// Location to output an SBOM into after package inspection
+	PackagePaths  *layout.PackagePaths
+	Cluster       *cluster.Cluster
+	ViewSBOM      bool
 	SBOMOutputDir string
-	// ListImages will list the images in the package
-	ListImages bool
+	ListImages    bool
 }
 
 // Inspect list the contents of a package.
diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/inspect.go b/src/pkg/packager/inspect.go
index 7d6a49df4e..ae850498b8 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/inspect.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/inspect.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (p *Packager) Inspect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	p.cfg.Pkg = pkg
 
-	if p.cfg.InspectOpts.ListImages && len(p.cfg.Pkg.Components) > 0 {
+	if p.cfg.InspectOpts.ListImages {
 		imageList := []string{}
 		for _, component := range p.cfg.Pkg.Components {
 			imageList = append(imageList, component.Images...)
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go b/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go
index 011b7229d2..4cfba8afa3 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ func TestChecksumAndSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	stdOut, stdErr, err = e2e.Zarf(t, "package", "inspect", pkgName, publicKeyFlag)
 	require.NoError(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
 
+	/* Test operations during package inspect */
+	// Test that we can inspect the yaml of the package without the private key
+	stdOut, stdErr, err = e2e.Zarf(t, "package", "inspect", pkgName, "--insecure")
+	require.NoError(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
+
 	/* Test operations during package deploy */
 	// Test that we get an error when trying to deploy a package without providing the public key
 	stdOut, stdErr, err = e2e.Zarf(t, "package", "deploy", pkgName, "--confirm")