3 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
index b202e404f..29e138e30 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func create(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	s.RawImageName = rawImageName
 
-	if _, err := createPodIfNecessary(cmd, s, cliVals.Net); err != nil {
+	if err := createPodIfNecessary(cmd, s, cliVals.Net); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -345,13 +345,13 @@ func PullImage(imageName string, cliVals entities.ContainerCreateOptions) (strin
 // createPodIfNecessary automatically creates a pod when requested.  if the pod name
 // has the form new:ID, the pod ID is created and the name in the spec generator is replaced
 // with ID.
-func createPodIfNecessary(cmd *cobra.Command, s *specgen.SpecGenerator, netOpts *entities.NetOptions) (*entities.PodCreateReport, error) {
+func createPodIfNecessary(cmd *cobra.Command, s *specgen.SpecGenerator, netOpts *entities.NetOptions) error {
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(s.Pod, "new:") {
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil
 	}
 	podName := strings.Replace(s.Pod, "new:", "", 1)
 	if len(podName) < 1 {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("new pod name must be at least one character")
+		return errors.Errorf("new pod name must be at least one character")
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func createPodIfNecessary(cmd *cobra.Command, s *specgen.SpecGenerator, netOpts
 	if cliVals.UserNS != "" {
 		uns, err = specgen.ParseNamespace(cliVals.UserNS)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 	createOptions := entities.PodCreateOptions{
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func createPodIfNecessary(cmd *cobra.Command, s *specgen.SpecGenerator, netOpts
 	podSpec.PodSpecGen = *podGen
 	podGen, err = entities.ToPodSpecGen(podSpec.PodSpecGen, &createOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 
 	infraOpts := entities.NewInfraContainerCreateOptions()
@@ -391,14 +391,15 @@ func createPodIfNecessary(cmd *cobra.Command, s *specgen.SpecGenerator, netOpts
 	infraOpts.Quiet = true
 	infraOpts.Hostname, err = cmd.Flags().GetString("hostname")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 	podGen.InfraContainerSpec = specgen.NewSpecGenerator("", false)
 	podGen.InfraContainerSpec.NetworkOptions = podGen.NetworkOptions
 	err = specgenutil.FillOutSpecGen(podGen.InfraContainerSpec, &infraOpts, []string{})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 	podSpec.PodSpecGen = *podGen
-	return registry.ContainerEngine().PodCreate(context.Background(), podSpec)
+	_, err = registry.ContainerEngine().PodCreate(context.Background(), podSpec)
+	return err
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
index 4ad8d3183..951981293 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	s.Passwd = &runOpts.Passwd
 	runOpts.Spec = s
 
-	if _, err := createPodIfNecessary(cmd, s, cliVals.Net); err != nil {
+	if err := createPodIfNecessary(cmd, s, cliVals.Net); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/connection/add.go b/cmd/podman/system/connection/add.go
index db575a689..387de3c58 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/connection/add.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/connection/add.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func add(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			iden = cOpts.Identity
 		}
 		if uri.Path == "" || uri.Path == "/" {
-			if uri.Path, err = getUDS(cmd, uri, iden); err != nil {
+			if uri.Path, err = getUDS(uri, iden); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func GetUserInfo(uri *url.URL) (*url.Userinfo, error) {
 	return url.User(usr.Username), nil
 }
 
-func getUDS(cmd *cobra.Command, uri *url.URL, iden string) (string, error) {
+func getUDS(uri *url.URL, iden string) (string, error) {
 	cfg, err := ValidateAndConfigure(uri, iden)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to validate")