diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_freebsd.go b/libpod/container_internal_freebsd.go
index 64d377b1fc..0be875d110 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_freebsd.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_freebsd.go
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ func (c *Container) addNetworkContainer(g *generate.Generator, ctr string) error
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("retrieving dependency %s of container %s from state: %w", ctr, c.ID(), err)
 	}
-	c.runtime.state.UpdateContainer(nsCtr)
+	if err := c.runtime.state.UpdateContainer(nsCtr); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if nsCtr.state.NetNS != "" {
 		g.AddAnnotation("org.freebsd.parentJail", nsCtr.state.NetNS)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/config_freebsd.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/config_freebsd.go
index 583e17f83f..bc8f84d1af 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/config_freebsd.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/config_freebsd.go
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ func DevicesFromPath(g *generate.Generator, devicePath string, config *config.Co
 	}
 	if st.IsDir() {
 		// For devfs, we need to add the directory as well
-		addDevice(g, resolvedDevicePath)
+		if err := addDevice(g, resolvedDevicePath); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		found := false
 		src := resolvedDevicePath