3 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers.go b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
index b712bd9aa..45a9a54a3 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) Run(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.RunValues, exitCode
 		if err := ctr.Start(ctx, c.IsSet("pod")); err != nil {
 			// This means the command did not exist
 			exitCode = 127
-			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "permission denied") {
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "permission denied") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "file not found") {
 				exitCode = 126
 			}
 			return exitCode, err
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/runtime.go b/pkg/adapter/runtime.go
index 4a3b41297..03419c0bd 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/runtime.go
@@ -288,9 +288,8 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) Build(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.BuildValues, opti
 	options.CommonBuildOpts = commonOpts
 	options.SystemContext = systemContext
 
-	if c.Flag("runtime").Changed {
-		options.Runtime = r.GetOCIRuntimePath()
-	}
+	options.Runtime = r.GetOCIRuntimePath()
+
 	if c.Quiet {
 		options.ReportWriter = ioutil.Discard
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/runtime_remote.go b/pkg/adapter/runtime_remote.go
index 828838bde..0cafbb2aa 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/runtime_remote.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/runtime_remote.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ func GetRuntime(ctx context.Context, c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand) (*LocalRuntime,
 		cmd:    c.GlobalFlags,
 	}
 	configPath := remoteclientconfig.GetConfigFilePath()
+	// Check if the basedir for configPath exists and if not, create it.
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Dir(configPath)); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if mkdirErr := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(configPath), 0750); mkdirErr != nil {
+			return nil, mkdirErr
+		}
+	}
 	if len(c.GlobalFlags.RemoteConfigFilePath) > 0 {
 		configPath = c.GlobalFlags.RemoteConfigFilePath
 		customConfig = true