1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/utils.go b/cmd/podman/utils.go
index 592d7a1d1..21389b43a 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/utils.go
@@ -68,8 +68,19 @@ func aliasFlags(f *pflag.FlagSet, name string) pflag.NormalizedName {
 // Check if a file exists and is not a directory
 func checkIfFileExists(name string) bool {
 	file, err := os.Stat(name)
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	// All errors return file == nil
+	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
 	return !file.IsDir()
 }
+
+// Check if a file is or is not a directory
+func fileIsDir(name string) bool {
+	file, err := os.Stat(name)
+	// All errors return file == nil
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return file.IsDir()
+}