diff --git a/distrobox-host-exec b/distrobox-host-exec
index 3fd2ad20a9..1cd56f0173 100755
--- a/distrobox-host-exec
+++ b/distrobox-host-exec
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ if [ "${verbose}" -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 # Check we're running inside a container and not on the host
-if [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && [ ! -f /.dockerenv ]; then
+if [ -z "${CONTAINER_ID}" ]; then
 	printf >&2 "You must run %s inside a container!\n" " $(basename "$0")"
 	exit 126
 fi