diff --git a/pkg/cluster/internal/providers/docker/provision.go b/pkg/cluster/internal/providers/docker/provision.go
index 3a6e1a70..b2d6bbea 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/internal/providers/docker/provision.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/internal/providers/docker/provision.go
@@ -403,10 +403,7 @@ func generatePortMappings(clusterIPFamily config.ClusterIPFamily, portMappings .
 }
 
 func createContainer(name string, args []string) error {
-	if err := exec.Command("docker", append([]string{"run", "--name", name}, args...)...).Run(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return exec.Command("docker", append([]string{"run", "--name", name}, args...)...).Run()
 }
 
 func createContainerWithWaitUntilSystemdReachesMultiUserSystem(name string, args []string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/internal/providers/podman/provision.go b/pkg/cluster/internal/providers/podman/provision.go
index 5ed1c6b2..5e15707d 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/internal/providers/podman/provision.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/internal/providers/podman/provision.go
@@ -421,10 +421,7 @@ func generatePortMappings(clusterIPFamily config.ClusterIPFamily, portMappings .
 }
 
 func createContainer(name string, args []string) error {
-	if err := exec.Command("podman", append([]string{"run", "--name", name}, args...)...).Run(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return exec.Command("podman", append([]string{"run", "--name", name}, args...)...).Run()
 }
 
 func createContainerWithWaitUntilSystemdReachesMultiUserSystem(name string, args []string) error {