diff --git a/osbuild/util/containers.py b/osbuild/util/containers.py
index 2a40b550..efec734b 100644
--- a/osbuild/util/containers.py
+++ b/osbuild/util/containers.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def container_source(image):
         yield image_name, image_source
 
 
-def get_host_storage(storage_conf=None):
+def get_host_storage():
     """
     Read the host storage configuration.
     """
@@ -183,13 +183,12 @@ def get_host_storage(storage_conf=None):
         import tomli as toml
 
     config_paths = ("/etc/containers/storage.conf", "/usr/share/containers/storage.conf")
-    if not storage_conf:
-        for conf_path in config_paths:
-            try:
-                with open(conf_path, "rb") as conf_file:
-                    storage_conf = toml.load(conf_file)
-                return storage_conf
-            except FileNotFoundError:
-                pass
+    for conf_path in config_paths:
+        try:
+            with open(conf_path, "rb") as conf_file:
+                storage_conf = toml.load(conf_file)
+            return storage_conf
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
 
     raise FileNotFoundError(f"could not find container storage configuration in any of {config_paths}")
diff --git a/sources/org.osbuild.containers-storage b/sources/org.osbuild.containers-storage
index 358de635..f83eb4fa 100755
--- a/sources/org.osbuild.containers-storage
+++ b/sources/org.osbuild.containers-storage
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class ContainersStorageSource(sources.SourceService):
         """
         Construct the full image name that references an image with a given checksum in the local storage.
         """
-        conf = containers.get_host_storage(self.storage_conf)
+        if self.storage_conf is None:
+            conf = containers.get_host_storage()
         driver = conf["storage"]["driver"]
         graphroot = conf["storage"]["graphroot"]
         runroot = conf["storage"]["runroot"]