diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/check.go b/cmd/podman/system/check.go
index 3a3f0348bc..f3893f54e5 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/check.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/check.go
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ func check(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !checkOptions.Repair && !checkOptions.RepairLossy && response.Errors {
-		return errors.New("damage detected in local storage")
+	if !checkOptions.Repair && !checkOptions.RepairLossy {
+		if response.Errors {
+			return errors.New("damage detected in local storage")
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	recheckOptions := checkOptions