diff --git a/daemon/inspect_test.go b/daemon/inspect_test.go
index e55af45bea..624c5434d1 100644
--- a/daemon/inspect_test.go
+++ b/daemon/inspect_test.go
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ func TestGetInspectData(t *testing.T) {
 		linkIndex:   newLinkIndex(),
 		configStore: &config.Config{},
 	}
-
+	if d.UsesSnapshotter() {
+		t.Skip("does not apply to containerd snapshotters, which don't have RWLayer set")
+	}
 	_, err := d.getInspectData(c)
-	assert.Check(t, is.ErrorContains(err, ""))
+	assert.Check(t, is.ErrorContains(err, "RWLayer of container inspect-me is unexpectedly nil"))
 
 	c.Dead = true
 	_, err = d.getInspectData(c)
diff --git a/daemon/oci_linux_test.go b/daemon/oci_linux_test.go
index 63464acc45..e08f557674 100644
--- a/daemon/oci_linux_test.go
+++ b/daemon/oci_linux_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func setupFakeDaemon(t *testing.T, c *container.Container) *Daemon {
 		configStore:   &config.Config{},
 		linkIndex:     newLinkIndex(),
 		netController: netController,
+		imageService:  &fakeImageService{},
 	}
 
 	c.Root = root
@@ -51,6 +52,14 @@ func setupFakeDaemon(t *testing.T, c *container.Container) *Daemon {
 	return d
 }
 
+type fakeImageService struct {
+	ImageService
+}
+
+func (i *fakeImageService) StorageDriver() string {
+	return "overlay"
+}
+
 func cleanupFakeContainer(c *container.Container) {
 	_ = os.RemoveAll(c.Root)
 }