diff --git a/libpod/container_internal.go b/libpod/container_internal.go
index 4098296b5f20..8db662ec8981 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal.go
@@ -1539,7 +1539,11 @@ func (c *Container) mountStorage() (_ string, deferredErr error) {
 	var err error
 	// Container already mounted, nothing to do
 	if c.state.Mounted {
-		return c.state.Mountpoint, nil
+		if mounted, err := mount.Mounted(c.state.Mountpoint); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to determine if %q is mounted: %w", c.state.Mountpoint, err)
+		} else if mounted {
+			return c.state.Mountpoint, nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	if !c.config.NoShm {