diff --git a/libpod/runtime_ctr.go b/libpod/runtime_ctr.go
index 3551613a1f..87d8484783 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_ctr.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_ctr.go
@@ -1412,13 +1412,13 @@ func (r *Runtime) IsStorageContainerMounted(id string) (bool, string, error) {
 
 	mountCnt, err := r.storageService.MountedContainerImage(id)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, "", err
+		return false, "", fmt.Errorf("get mount count of container: %w", err)
 	}
 	mounted := mountCnt > 0
 	if mounted {
 		path, err = r.storageService.GetMountpoint(id)
 		if err != nil {
-			return false, "", err
+			return false, "", fmt.Errorf("get container mount point: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 	return mounted, path, nil
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go
index 6c9a820996..b6a7baa04d 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/containers.go
@@ -1418,10 +1418,10 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerMount(ctx context.Context, nameOrIDs []strin
 			// This can only happen in a narrow race because we first create the storage
 			// container and then the libpod container so the StorageContainers() call
 			// above would need to happen in that interval.
-			if errors.Is(err, types.ErrContainerUnknown) || errors.Is(err, define.ErrCtrExists) {
+			if errors.Is(err, types.ErrContainerUnknown) || errors.Is(err, types.ErrLayerUnknown) || errors.Is(err, define.ErrCtrExists) {
 				continue
 			}
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("check if storage container is mounted: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		var name string
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) ContainerMount(ctx context.Context, nameOrIDs []strin
 				errors.Is(err, define.ErrCtrRemoved) {
 				continue
 			}
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("check if container is mounted: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		if mounted {