diff --git a/libpod/boltdb_state.go b/libpod/boltdb_state.go
index 4e7f78f13d0e..a6fd9a7d8201 100644
--- a/libpod/boltdb_state.go
+++ b/libpod/boltdb_state.go
@@ -1749,6 +1749,7 @@ func (s *BoltState) LookupVolume(name string) (*Volume, error) {
 
 	volume := new(Volume)
 	volume.config = new(VolumeConfig)
+	volume.state = new(VolumeState)
 
 	db, err := s.getDBCon()
 	if err != nil {