diff --git a/osbuild/util/containers.py b/osbuild/util/containers.py
index 6986c889..6f6a76d0 100644
--- a/osbuild/util/containers.py
+++ b/osbuild/util/containers.py
@@ -123,9 +123,13 @@ def containers_storage_source(image, image_filepath, container_format):
     os.makedirs(storage_path, exist_ok=True)
 
     with MountGuard() as mg:
-        # NOTE: the ostree.deploy.container needs explicit `rw` access to
-        # the containers-storage store even when bind mounted.
         mg.mount(image_filepath, storage_path, permissions=MountPermissions.READ_WRITE)
+        # NOTE: the ostree.deploy.container needs explicit `rw` access to
+        # the containers-storage store even when bind mounted. Remounting
+        # the bind mount is a pretty dirty fix to get us up and running with
+        # containers-storage in `bootc-image-builder`. We could maybe check
+        # if we're inside a bib-continaer and only run this conidtionally.
+        mg.mount(image_filepath, storage_path, remount=True, permissions=MountPermissions.READ_WRITE)
 
         image_id = image["checksum"].split(":")[1]
         image_source = f"{container_format}:[{driver}@{storage_path}+/run/containers/storage]{image_id}"