diff --git a/airbyte/cli.py b/airbyte/cli.py
index af826cb6..c985b4f0 100644
--- a/airbyte/cli.py
+++ b/airbyte/cli.py
@@ -243,6 +243,14 @@ def _resolve_source_job(
     )
 
 
+def _get_noop_destination_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "test_destination": {
+            "test_destination_type": "SILENT",
+        }
+    }
+
+
 def _resolve_destination_job(
     *,
     destination: str,
@@ -259,7 +267,19 @@ def _resolve_destination_job(
         config: The path to a configuration file for the named source or destination.
         pip_url: Optional. A location from which to install the connector.
     """
-    config_dict = _resolve_config(config) if config else None
+    config_dict = _resolve_config(config) if config else {}
+    destination_name = _get_connector_name(destination)
+
+    if destination_name == "destination-dev-null" and not config:
+        config_dict = _get_noop_destination_config()
+
+    if _is_docker_image(destination):
+        return get_destination(
+            name=destination_name,
+            docker_image=destination,
+            config=config_dict,
+            pip_url=pip_url,
+        )
 
     if destination and (destination.startswith(".") or "/" in destination):
         # Treat the destination as a path.
diff --git a/airbyte/destinations/util.py b/airbyte/destinations/util.py
index a27e7596..ac526973 100644
--- a/airbyte/destinations/util.py
+++ b/airbyte/destinations/util.py
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ def get_noop_destination(
         "destination-dev-null",
         config={
             "test_destination": {
-                "test_destination_type": "LOGGING",
-                "logging_config": {
-                    "logging_type": "FirstN",
-                    "max_entry_count": 100,
-                },
+                "test_destination_type": "SILENT",
             }
         },
         docker_image=True,