diff --git a/pkg/cli/predict.go b/pkg/cli/predict.go
index 54a5dc1d63..ffced4735b 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/predict.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/predict.go
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ func cmdPredict(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 		if buildFast {
 			imageName = config.DockerImageName(projectDir)
+			if err := image.Build(ctx, cfg, projectDir, imageName, buildSecrets, buildNoCache, buildSeparateWeights, buildUseCudaBaseImage, buildProgressOutput, buildSchemaFile, buildDockerfileFile, DetermineUseCogBaseImage(cmd), buildStrip, buildPrecompile, buildFast, nil, buildLocalImage, dockerCommand); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		} else {
 			if imageName, err = image.BuildBase(ctx, cfg, projectDir, buildUseCudaBaseImage, DetermineUseCogBaseImage(cmd), buildProgressOutput); err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py b/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py
index 7965641467..df4a7a03ef 100644
--- a/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py
+++ b/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py
@@ -542,3 +542,16 @@ def test_predict_granite_project(docker_image):
     )
     assert result.returncode == 0
     assert result.stdout == "2.11.3\n"
+
+
+def test_predict_fast_build(docker_image):
+    project_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures/fast-build"
+
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["cog", "predict", "--x-fast", "-i", "s=world"],
+        cwd=project_dir,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+    assert result.stdout == "hello world\n"