diff --git a/buildah.go b/buildah.go
index 8d9e8d1d5..b8412cc90 100644
--- a/buildah.go
+++ b/buildah.go
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ func OpenBuilderByPath(store storage.Store, path string) (*Builder, error) {
 		return false
 	}
 	for _, container := range containers {
-		buildstate, err := store.GetMetadata(container.ID)
+		cdir, err := store.GetContainerDirectory(container.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		buildstate, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(cdir, stateFile))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}