diff --git a/userspace/falco/app_cmdline_options.cpp b/userspace/falco/app_cmdline_options.cpp
index cb95cf83..5992590d 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app_cmdline_options.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_cmdline_options.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace app {
 cmdline_options::cmdline_options()
 	: event_buffer_format(sinsp_evt::PF_NORMAL),
 	  list_plugins(false),
+	  gvisor_config(""),
 	  m_cmdline_opts("falco", "Falco - Cloud Native Runtime Security")
 {
 	define();
diff --git a/userspace/falco/application.h b/userspace/falco/application.h
index 2ea93ce6..d87f136d 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/application.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/application.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ private:
 
 	inline bool is_gvisor_enabled() const
 	{
-		return m_state->inspector->is_gvisor();
+		return !m_options.gvisor_config.empty();
 	}
 
 	std::unique_ptr<state> m_state;