diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/info.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/info.go
index 548c071f16..0d0f324f59 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/info.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/info.go
@@ -216,15 +216,12 @@ type podmanSysInfo struct {
 // dockerSystemInfo returns docker system info --format '{{json .}}'
 func dockerSystemInfo() (dockerSysInfo, error) {
 	var ds dockerSysInfo
-
-	cmd := exec.Command(Docker, "system", "info", "--format", "{{json .}}")
-	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-
+	rr, err := cli.RunCmd(exec.Command(Docker, "system", "info", "--format", "{{json .}}"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return ds, errors.Wrap(err, "get docker system info")
 	}
 
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(strings.TrimSpace(string(out))), &ds); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(strings.TrimSpace(string(rr.Stdout.Bytes()))), &ds); err != nil {
 		return ds, errors.Wrapf(err, "unmarshal docker system info")
 	}
 
@@ -234,12 +231,11 @@ func dockerSystemInfo() (dockerSysInfo, error) {
 // podmanSysInfo returns podman system info --format '{{json .}}'
 func podmanSystemInfo() (podmanSysInfo, error) {
 	var ps podmanSysInfo
-	cmd := exec.Command(Podman, "system", "info", "--format", "'{{json .}}'")
-	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	rr, err := cli.RunCmd(exec.Command(Podman, "system", "info", "--format", "'{{json .}}'"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return ps, errors.Wrap(err, "get podman system info")
 	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(strings.TrimSpace(string(out))), &ps); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(strings.TrimSpace(string(rr.Stdout.Bytes()))), &ps); err != nil {
 		return ps, errors.Wrapf(err, "unmarshal podman system info")
 	}
 	return ps, nil
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/runner.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/runner.go
index 1cf7733a7c..fec1cb48cf 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/runner.go
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
-//runner runs commands using the os/exec package.
-type runner struct {
+var cli = newRunner()
+
+//cliRunner runs commands using the os/exec package.
+type cliRunner struct {
 }
 
 // RunResult holds the results of a Runner
@@ -66,12 +68,12 @@ func (rr RunResult) Output() string {
 }
 
 // newRunner returns an oci runner
-func newRunner() *runner {
-	return &runner{}
+func newRunner() *cliRunner {
+	return &cliRunner{}
 }
 
 // RunCmd implements the Command Runner interface to run a exec.Cmd object
-func (*runner) RunCmd(cmd *exec.Cmd) (*RunResult, error) {
+func (*cliRunner) RunCmd(cmd *exec.Cmd) (*RunResult, error) {
 	rr := &RunResult{Args: cmd.Args}
 	glog.Infof("Run: %v", rr.Command())