1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/options.go b/libpod/options.go
index 202cfe9a3..981ca9a9d 100644
--- a/libpod/options.go
+++ b/libpod/options.go
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ func WithDefaultMountsFile(mountsFile string) RuntimeOption {
 			return ErrRuntimeFinalized
 		}
 
-		rt.config.DefaultMountsFile = []string{mountsFile}
+		if mountsFile == "" {
+			return ErrInvalidArg
+		}
+		rt.config.DefaultMountsFile = mountsFile
 		return nil
 	}
 }