diff --git a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go
index e1bc64623..fde1872c8 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go
@@ -103,15 +103,18 @@ func createIO(ctx context.Context, id string, ioUID, ioGID int, stdio proc.Stdio
 	case "binary":
 		pio.io, err = NewBinaryIO(ctx, id, u)
 	case "file":
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(u.Path), 0755); err != nil {
+		filePath := u.Path
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(filePath), 0755); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		var f *os.File
-		f, err = os.OpenFile(u.Path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+		f, err = os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		f.Close()
+		pio.stdio.Stdout = filePath
+		pio.stdio.Stderr = filePath
 		pio.copy = true
 		pio.io, err = runc.NewPipeIO(ioUID, ioGID, withConditionalIO(stdio))
 	default:
@@ -179,10 +182,10 @@ func copyPipes(ctx context.Context, rio runc.IO, stdin, stdout, stderr string, w
 		)
 		if ok {
 			if fw, err = fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, i.name, syscall.O_WRONLY, 0); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("containerd-shim: opening %s failed: %s", i.name, err)
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "containerd-shim: opening w/o fifo %q failed", i.name)
 			}
 			if fr, err = fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, i.name, syscall.O_RDONLY, 0); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("containerd-shim: opening %s failed: %s", i.name, err)
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "containerd-shim: opening r/o fifo %q failed", i.name)
 			}
 		} else {
 			if sameFile != nil {
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ func copyPipes(ctx context.Context, rio runc.IO, stdin, stdout, stderr string, w
 				continue
 			}
 			if fw, err = os.OpenFile(i.name, syscall.O_WRONLY|syscall.O_APPEND, 0); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("containerd-shim: opening %s failed: %s", i.name, err)
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "containerd-shim: opening file %q failed", i.name)
 			}
 			if stdout == stderr {
 				sameFile = &countingWriteCloser{