diff --git a/data/kata-collect-data.sh.in b/data/kata-collect-data.sh.in
index 7a4ddc571b..b503a960cd 100644
--- a/data/kata-collect-data.sh.in
+++ b/data/kata-collect-data.sh.in
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 typeset -r script_name=${0##*/}
 typeset -r runtime_name="@RUNTIME_NAME@"
-typeset -r runtime=$(command -v "$runtime_name" 2>/dev/null)
+typeset -r runtime_path=$(command -v "$runtime_name" 2>/dev/null)
+typeset -r runtime_snap_name="kata-containers.runtime"
+typeset -r runtime_snap_path=$(command -v "$runtime_snap_name" 2>/dev/null)
+typeset -r runtime=${runtime_path:-"$runtime_snap_path"}
 typeset -r issue_url="@PROJECT_BUG_URL@"
 typeset -r script_version="@VERSION@ (commit @COMMIT@)"