diff --git a/client/container_restore_opts.go b/client/container_restore_opts.go
index 174ae89d12..e0fd6e084c 100644
--- a/client/container_restore_opts.go
+++ b/client/container_restore_opts.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func WithRestoreImage(ctx context.Context, id string, client *Client, checkpoint
 			return ErrImageNameNotFoundInIndex
 		}
 		snapshotter, ok := index.Annotations[checkpointSnapshotterNameLabel]
-		if !ok || name == "" {
+		if !ok || snapshotter == "" {
 			return ErrSnapshotterNameNotFoundInIndex
 		}
 		i, err := client.GetImage(ctx, name)