diff --git a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/exec.go b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/exec.go
index 4a3fefddc..9e5261adb 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/exec.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/exec.go
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ func (e *execProcess) start(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		return e.parent.runtimeError(err, "OCI runtime exec failed")
 	}
 	if e.stdio.Stdin != "" {
-		fifoCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second)
-		defer cancel()
-
-		sc, err := fifo.OpenFifo(fifoCtx, e.stdio.Stdin, syscall.O_WRONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
+		sc, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, e.stdio.Stdin, syscall.O_WRONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to open stdin fifo %s", e.stdio.Stdin)
 		}
@@ -184,10 +181,7 @@ func (e *execProcess) start(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to start console copy")
 		}
 	} else if !e.stdio.IsNull() {
-		fifoCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second)
-		defer cancel()
-
-		if err := copyPipes(fifoCtx, e.io, e.stdio.Stdin, e.stdio.Stdout, e.stdio.Stderr, &e.wg, &copyWaitGroup); err != nil {
+		if err := copyPipes(ctx, e.io, e.stdio.Stdin, e.stdio.Stdout, e.stdio.Stderr, &e.wg, &copyWaitGroup); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to start io pipe copy")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go
index 96b759cf9..c9b7145c8 100644
--- a/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go
+++ b/runtime/v1/linux/proc/io.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func copyPipes(ctx context.Context, rio runc.IO, stdin, stdout, stderr string, w
 		rio.Stdin().Close()
 		return nil
 	}
-	f, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, stdin, syscall.O_RDONLY, 0)
+	f, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, stdin, syscall.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("containerd-shim: opening %s failed: %s", stdin, err)
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/service.go b/runtime/v2/runc/service.go
index 625c44434..55dbeb069 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runc/service.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/service.go
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ type service struct {
 	ec        chan runcC.Exit
 	ep        *epoller
 
-	id string
-	// Filled by Create()
+	id     string
 	bundle string
 	cg     cgroups.Cgroup
 }
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/service_linux.go b/runtime/v2/runc/service_linux.go
index 4d7ceb574..5e30cfcb3 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runc/service_linux.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/service_linux.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (p *linuxPlatform) CopyConsole(ctx context.Context, console console.Console
 	}
 
 	if stdin != "" {
-		in, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, stdin, syscall.O_RDONLY, 0)
+		in, err := fifo.OpenFifo(ctx, stdin, syscall.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}