diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d7b3aea3..84d32b4a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containers/common v0.30.0
 	github.com/containers/image/v5 v5.9.0
 	github.com/containers/ocicrypt v1.0.3
-	github.com/containers/storage v1.24.1
+	github.com/containers/storage v1.24.3
 	github.com/docker/docker v17.12.0-ce-rc1.0.20201020191947-73dc6a680cdd+incompatible
 	github.com/dsnet/compress v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-check/check v0.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1751915b..b4658f58 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ github.com/containers/ocicrypt v1.0.3/go.mod h1:CUBa+8MRNL/VkpxYIpaMtgn1WgXGyvPQ
 github.com/containers/storage v1.23.7/go.mod h1:cUT2zHjtx+WlVri30obWmM2gpqpi8jfPsmIzP1TVpEI=
 github.com/containers/storage v1.24.1 h1:1+f8fy6ly35c8SLet5jzZ8t0WJJs5+xSpfMAYw0R3kc=
 github.com/containers/storage v1.24.1/go.mod h1:0xJL06Dmd+ZYXIUdnBUPN0JnhHGgwMkLvnnAonJfWJU=
+github.com/containers/storage v1.24.3 h1:8UB4S62l4hrU6Yw3dbsLCJtLg7Ofo39IN2HdckBIX4E=
+github.com/containers/storage v1.24.3/go.mod h1:0xJL06Dmd+ZYXIUdnBUPN0JnhHGgwMkLvnnAonJfWJU=
 github.com/coreos/bbolt v1.3.2/go.mod h1:iRUV2dpdMOn7Bo10OQBFzIJO9kkE559Wcmn+qkEiiKk=
 github.com/coreos/etcd v3.3.13+incompatible/go.mod h1:uF7uidLiAD3TWHmW31ZFd/JWoc32PjwdhPthX9715RE=
 github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.0/go.mod h1:nnelYz7RCh+5ahJtPPxZlU+153eP4D4r3EedlOD2RNk=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/VERSION b/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/VERSION
index f9e8384b..ae96cc73 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/VERSION
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24.1
+1.24.3
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/storage.conf b/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/storage.conf
index 0577e84c..af495331 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/storage.conf
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/storage.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # The "container storage" table contains all of the server options.
 [storage]
 
-# Default Storage Driver
+# Default Storage Driver, Must be set for proper operation.
 driver = ""
 
 # Temporary storage location
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/store.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/store.go
index b9115f19..7b250db9 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/store.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/store.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux/label"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -3527,6 +3528,9 @@ func ReloadConfigurationFile(configFile string, storeOptions *StoreOptions) {
 	if config.Storage.Driver != "" {
 		storeOptions.GraphDriverName = config.Storage.Driver
 	}
+	if storeOptions.GraphDriverName == "" {
+		logrus.Errorf("The storage 'driver' option must be set in %s, guarantee proper operation.", configFile)
+	}
 	if config.Storage.RunRoot != "" {
 		storeOptions.RunRoot = config.Storage.RunRoot
 	}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 66c56bae..e8ee861f 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ github.com/containers/ocicrypt/keywrap/pgp
 github.com/containers/ocicrypt/keywrap/pkcs7
 github.com/containers/ocicrypt/spec
 github.com/containers/ocicrypt/utils
-# github.com/containers/storage v1.24.1
+# github.com/containers/storage v1.24.3
 github.com/containers/storage
 github.com/containers/storage/drivers
 github.com/containers/storage/drivers/aufs