diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/pull.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/pull.go
index 6d8d8ea5a..0b0de7c05 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/pull.go
@@ -106,20 +106,20 @@ command. As part of this process, we do the following:
 			}
 
 			var sopts []image.StoreOpt
+			p, err := platforms.ParseAll(context.StringSlice("platform"))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// Set unpack configuration
+			for _, platform := range p {
+				sopts = append(sopts, image.WithUnpack(platform, context.String("snapshotter")))
+			}
 			if !context.Bool("all-platforms") {
-				p, err := platforms.ParseAll(context.StringSlice("platform"))
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
 				if len(p) == 0 {
 					p = append(p, platforms.DefaultSpec())
 				}
 				sopts = append(sopts, image.WithPlatforms(p...))
-
-				// Set unpack configuration
-				for _, platform := range p {
-					sopts = append(sopts, image.WithUnpack(platform, context.String("snapshotter")))
-				}
 			}
 			// TODO: Support unpack for all platforms..?
 			// Pass in a *?
diff --git a/core/unpack/unpacker.go b/core/unpack/unpacker.go
index 91d9e8111..5bf9baf2f 100644
--- a/core/unpack/unpacker.go
+++ b/core/unpack/unpacker.go
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ func (u *Unpacker) unpack(
 	}
 
 	if unpack == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unpacker does not support platform %s for image %s", imgPlatform, config.Digest)
+		log.G(ctx).WithField("image", config.Digest).WithField("platform", platforms.Format(imgPlatform)).Debugf("unpacker does not support platform, only fetching layers")
+		return u.fetch(ctx, h, layers, nil)
 	}
 
 	atomic.AddInt32(&u.unpacks, 1)
@@ -460,12 +461,18 @@ func (u *Unpacker) fetch(ctx context.Context, h images.Handler, layers []ocispec
 			tracing.Attribute("layer.media.digest", desc.Digest.String()),
 		)
 		desc := desc
-		i := i
+		var ch chan struct{}
+		if done != nil {
+			ch = done[i]
+		}
+
 		if err := u.acquire(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		eg.Go(func() error {
+			defer layerSpan.End()
+
 			unlock, err := u.lockBlobDescriptor(ctx2, desc)
 			if err != nil {
 				u.release()
@@ -480,11 +487,12 @@ func (u *Unpacker) fetch(ctx context.Context, h images.Handler, layers []ocispec
 			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, images.ErrSkipDesc) {
 				return err
 			}
-			close(done[i])
+			if ch != nil {
+				close(ch)
+			}
 
 			return nil
 		})
-		layerSpan.End()
 	}
 
 	return eg.Wait()