diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
index 9c284f37da..6f3ccf82de 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
@@ -734,8 +734,6 @@ impl BaseContainer for LinuxContainer {
         }
         let linux = spec.linux.as_ref().unwrap();
 
-        let st = self.oci_state()?;
-
         let (pfd_log, cfd_log) = unistd::pipe().context("failed to create pipe")?;
 
         let _ = fcntl::fcntl(pfd_log, FcntlArg::F_SETFD(FdFlag::FD_CLOEXEC))
@@ -865,6 +863,8 @@ impl BaseContainer for LinuxContainer {
 
         info!(logger, "child pid: {}", p.pid);
 
+        let st = self.oci_state()?;
+
         join_namespaces(
             &logger,
             &spec,