diff --git a/cmd/containerd-stress/cri_worker.go b/cmd/containerd-stress/cri_worker.go
index 6aa7ee824..64fb6814e 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-stress/cri_worker.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-stress/cri_worker.go
@@ -158,8 +158,13 @@ func criCleanup(ctx context.Context, client internalapi.RuntimeService) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, sb := range sandboxes {
-		client.StopPodSandbox(sb.Id)
-		client.RemovePodSandbox(sb.Id)
+		if err := client.StopPodSandbox(sb.Id); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := client.RemovePodSandbox(sb.Id); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-stress/rlimit_freebsd.go b/cmd/containerd-stress/rlimit_freebsd.go
index 92b299a37..85c574380 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-stress/rlimit_freebsd.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-stress/rlimit_freebsd.go
@@ -22,17 +22,15 @@ import (
 
 func setRlimit() error {
 	rlimit := int64(100000)
-	if rlimit > 0 {
-		var limit syscall.Rlimit
-		if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
+	var limit syscall.Rlimit
+	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if limit.Cur < rlimit {
+		limit.Cur = rlimit
+		if err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if limit.Cur < rlimit {
-			limit.Cur = rlimit
-			if err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-stress/rlimit_unix.go b/cmd/containerd-stress/rlimit_unix.go
index 7c53f2adf..681a92e7e 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-stress/rlimit_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-stress/rlimit_unix.go
@@ -24,19 +24,17 @@ import (
 
 func setRlimit() error {
 	rlimit := uint64(100000)
-	if rlimit > 0 {
-		var limit syscall.Rlimit
-		if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
-			return err
+	var limit syscall.Rlimit
+	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if limit.Cur < rlimit {
+		limit.Cur = rlimit
+		if limit.Max < limit.Cur {
+			limit.Max = limit.Cur
 		}
-		if limit.Cur < rlimit {
-			limit.Cur = rlimit
-			if limit.Max < limit.Cur {
-				limit.Max = limit.Cur
-			}
-			if err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+		if err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-stress/size.go b/cmd/containerd-stress/size.go
index 46fba62c5..abc54e575 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-stress/size.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-stress/size.go
@@ -18,27 +18,34 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
+const defaultPath = "/usr/local/bin/"
+
 var binaries = []string{
-	"ctr",
-	"containerd",
-	"containerd-shim",
-	"containerd-shim-runc-v1",
-	"containerd-shim-runc-v2",
+	defaultPath + "ctr",
+	defaultPath + "containerd",
+	defaultPath + "containerd-shim",
+	defaultPath + "containerd-shim-runc-v1",
+	defaultPath + "containerd-shim-runc-v2",
 }
 
 // checkBinarySizes checks and reports the binary sizes for the containerd compiled binaries to prometheus
 func checkBinarySizes() {
 	for _, name := range binaries {
-		fi, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join("/usr/local/bin", name))
+		fi, err := os.Stat(name)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.WithError(err).Error("stat binary")
 			continue
 		}
+
+		if fi.IsDir() {
+			logrus.Error(name, "is not a file")
+			continue
+		}
+
 		binarySizeGauge.WithValues(name).Set(float64(fi.Size()))
 	}
 }