diff --git a/src/Docker.DotNet/Endpoints/ImageOperations.cs b/src/Docker.DotNet/Endpoints/ImageOperations.cs
index 7468c1ef3..5b97f8ef5 100644
--- a/src/Docker.DotNet/Endpoints/ImageOperations.cs
+++ b/src/Docker.DotNet/Endpoints/ImageOperations.cs
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ internal ImageOperations(DockerClient client)
             return this._client.MakeRequestForStreamAsync(this._client.NoErrorHandlers, HttpMethod.Post, "build", queryParameters, data, cancellationToken);
         }
 
-        public Task CreateImageAsync(ImagesCreateParameters parameters, AuthConfig authConfig, IProgress<JSONMessage> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+        public Task CreateImageAsync(ImagesCreateParameters parameters, AuthConfig authConfig, IProgress<JSONMessage> progress = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
         {
             return CreateImageAsync(parameters, null, authConfig, progress, cancellationToken);
         }
 
-        public Task CreateImageAsync(ImagesCreateParameters parameters, Stream imageStream, AuthConfig authConfig, IProgress<JSONMessage> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+        public Task CreateImageAsync(ImagesCreateParameters parameters, Stream imageStream, AuthConfig authConfig, IProgress<JSONMessage> progress = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
         {
             if (parameters == null)
             {
diff --git a/src/Docker.DotNet/Endpoints/StreamUtil.cs b/src/Docker.DotNet/Endpoints/StreamUtil.cs
index e2ce954c1..2baf6ae59 100644
--- a/src/Docker.DotNet/Endpoints/StreamUtil.cs
+++ b/src/Docker.DotNet/Endpoints/StreamUtil.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ internal static async Task MonitorStreamForMessagesAsync<T>(Task<Stream> streamT
                                 var prog = client.JsonSerializer.DeserializeObject<T>(line);
                                 if (prog == null) continue;
 
-                                progress.Report(prog);
+                                if(progress!= null)
+                                    progress.Report(prog);
                             }
                         }
                         catch (ObjectDisposedException)