3 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/exec.go b/cmd/podman/exec.go
index accb15936..bf8de69fc 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/exec.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func execCmd(c *cliconfig.ExecValues) error {
 		argStart = 0
 	}
 	cmd := args[argStart:]
-	runtime, err := adapter.GetRuntime(getContext(), &c.PodmanCommand)
+	runtime, err := adapter.GetRuntimeNoStore(getContext(), &c.PodmanCommand)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating libpod runtime")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/exists.go b/cmd/podman/exists.go
index 3d001f3d1..1e052e25f 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/exists.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/exists.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func containerExistsCmd(c *cliconfig.ContainerExistsValues) error {
 	if len(args) > 1 || len(args) < 1 {
 		return errors.New("you may only check for the existence of one container at a time")
 	}
-	runtime, err := adapter.GetRuntime(getContext(), &c.PodmanCommand)
+	runtime, err := adapter.GetRuntimeNoStore(getContext(), &c.PodmanCommand)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get runtime")
 	}
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func podExistsCmd(c *cliconfig.PodExistsValues) error {
 	if len(args) > 1 || len(args) < 1 {
 		return errors.New("you may only check for the existence of one pod at a time")
 	}
-	runtime, err := adapter.GetRuntime(getContext(), &c.PodmanCommand)
+	runtime, err := adapter.GetRuntimeNoStore(getContext(), &c.PodmanCommand)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get runtime")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/libpodruntime/runtime.go b/cmd/podman/libpodruntime/runtime.go
index 2d511f7f8..570288837 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/libpodruntime/runtime.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/libpodruntime/runtime.go
@@ -15,20 +15,25 @@ import (
 
 // GetRuntimeMigrate gets a libpod runtime that will perform a migration of existing containers
 func GetRuntimeMigrate(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
-	return getRuntime(ctx, c, false, true)
+	return getRuntime(ctx, c, false, true, false)
 }
 
 // GetRuntimeRenumber gets a libpod runtime that will perform a lock renumber
 func GetRuntimeRenumber(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
-	return getRuntime(ctx, c, true, false)
+	return getRuntime(ctx, c, true, false, false)
 }
 
 // GetRuntime generates a new libpod runtime configured by command line options
 func GetRuntime(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
-	return getRuntime(ctx, c, false, false)
+	return getRuntime(ctx, c, false, false, false)
 }
 
-func getRuntime(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand, renumber bool, migrate bool) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
+// GetRuntimeNoStore generates a new libpod runtime configured by command line options
+func GetRuntimeNoStore(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
+	return getRuntime(ctx, c, false, false, true)
+}
+
+func getRuntime(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand, renumber, migrate, noStore bool) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
 	options := []libpod.RuntimeOption{}
 	storageOpts := storage.StoreOptions{}
 	storageSet := false
@@ -89,6 +94,9 @@ func getRuntime(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand, renumber bool,
 		options = append(options, libpod.WithStorageConfig(storageOpts))
 	}
 
+	if !storageSet && noStore {
+		options = append(options, libpod.WithNoStore())
+	}
 	// TODO CLI flags for image config?
 	// TODO CLI flag for signature policy?