diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_common.go b/libpod/container_internal_common.go
index 3000aeafdf..13701b52b9 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_common.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_common.go
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@ func (c *Container) addHosts() error {
 		// not be routed to the host.
 		// https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/22653
 		info, err := c.runtime.network.RootlessNetnsInfo()
-		if err == nil {
+		if err == nil && info != nil {
 			exclude = info.IPAddresses
 			if len(info.MapGuestIps) > 0 {
 				// we used --map-guest-addr to setup pasta so prefer this address
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal_linux.go b/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
index 38119a604c..5178b97f21 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal_linux.go
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ func (c *Container) addSpecialDNS(nameservers []string) []string {
 	switch {
 	case c.config.NetMode.IsBridge():
 		info, err := c.runtime.network.RootlessNetnsInfo()
-		if err == nil {
+		if err == nil && info != nil {
 			nameservers = append(nameservers, info.DnsForwardIps...)
 		}
 	case c.pastaResult != nil: