diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index df4f1a37a..0b1ce3371 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ahmetb/dlog v0.0.0-20170105205344-4fb5f8204f26
 	github.com/chai2010/gettext-go v0.0.0-20170215093142-bf70f2a70fb1 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.4.1 // indirect
-	github.com/docker/docker v1.4.2-0.20200203170920-46ec8731fbce
+	github.com/docker/docker v20.10.5+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/spdystream v0.0.0-20181023171402-6480d4af844c // indirect
 	github.com/elazarl/goproxy v0.0.0-20190421051319-9d40249d3c2f // indirect
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/gregjones/httpcache v0.0.0-20190212212710-3befbb6ad0cc // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasjones/reggen v0.0.0-20200904144131-37ba4fa293bb
+	github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20201216013528-df9cb8a40635 // indirect
 	github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.1
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4 // indirect
+	gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.3 // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.17.9
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.17.9
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.17.9
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 22ff14d13..999466176 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0 h1:EoUDS0afbrsXAZ9YQ9jdu/mZ2sXgT1/2yyNng
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.7/go.mod h1:lj5s0c3V2DBrqTV7llrYr5NG6My20zk30Fl46Y7DoTY=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
+github.com/creack/pty v1.1.11 h1:07n33Z8lZxZ2qwegKbObQohDhXDQxiMMz1NOUGYlesw=
+github.com/creack/pty v1.1.11/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v0.0.0-20151105211317-5215b55f46b2/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
@@ -142,8 +144,8 @@ github.com/dgryski/go-sip13 v0.0.0-20181026042036-e10d5fee7954/go.mod h1:vAd38F8
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible h1:a5mlkVzth6W5A4fOsS3D2EO5BUmsJpcB+cRlLU7cSug=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
 github.com/docker/docker v0.7.3-0.20190327010347-be7ac8be2ae0/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
-github.com/docker/docker v1.4.2-0.20200203170920-46ec8731fbce h1:KXS1Jg+ddGcWA8e1N7cupxaHHZhit5rB9tfDU+mfjyY=
-github.com/docker/docker v1.4.2-0.20200203170920-46ec8731fbce/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
+github.com/docker/docker v20.10.5+incompatible h1:o5WL5onN4awYGwrW7+oTn5x9AF2prw7V0Ox8ZEkoCdg=
+github.com/docker/docker v20.10.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 h1:El9xVISelRB7BuFusrZozjnkIM5YnzCViNKohAFqRJQ=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0/go.mod h1:Gbd7IOopHjR8Iph03tsViu4nIes5XhDvyHbTtUxmeec=
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.3.3/go.mod h1:fgPhTUdO+D/Jk86RDLlptpiXQzgHJF7gydDDbaIK4Dk=
@@ -501,6 +503,8 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2 h1:fmNYVwqnSfB9mZU6OS2O6GsXM+wcskZDuKQz
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:FVVH3fgwuzCH5S8UJGiWEs2h04kUh9fWfEaFds41c1Y=
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.0 h1:9D+8oIskB4VJBN5SFlmc27fSlIBZaov1Wpk/IfikLNY=
 github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk v1.0.0/go.mod h1:mSTlrgnPZtwu0c4WaC2kGObEpuNDbx0jmZXqmk4esnw=
+github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20201216013528-df9cb8a40635 h1:rzf0wL0CHVc8CEsgyygG0Mn9CNCCPZqOPaz8RiiHYQk=
+github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20201216013528-df9cb8a40635/go.mod h1:FBS0z0QWA44HXygs7VXDUOGoN/1TV3RuWkLO04am3wc=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd h1:TRLaZ9cD/w8PVh93nsPXa1VrQ6jlwL5oN8l14QlcNfg=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
@@ -827,6 +831,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200302150141-5c8b2ff67527/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200519105757-fe76b779f299/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200602225109-6fdc65e7d980/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200831180312-196b9ba8737a/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4 h1:myAQVi0cGEoqQVR5POX+8RR2mrocKqNN1hmeMqhX27k=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -867,6 +872,7 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190606124116-d0a3d012864b/go.mod h1:/rFqwRUd4F7ZHNgw
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190614205625-5aca471b1d59/go.mod h1:/rFqwRUd4F7ZHNgwSSTFct+R/Kf4OFW1sUzUTQQTgfc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190617190820-da514acc4774/go.mod h1:/rFqwRUd4F7ZHNgwSSTFct+R/Kf4OFW1sUzUTQQTgfc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190621195816-6e04913cbbac/go.mod h1:/rFqwRUd4F7ZHNgwSSTFct+R/Kf4OFW1sUzUTQQTgfc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190624222133-a101b041ded4/go.mod h1:/rFqwRUd4F7ZHNgwSSTFct+R/Kf4OFW1sUzUTQQTgfc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190628153133-6cdbf07be9d0/go.mod h1:/rFqwRUd4F7ZHNgwSSTFct+R/Kf4OFW1sUzUTQQTgfc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190719005602-e377ae9d6386/go.mod h1:jcCCGcm9btYwXyDqrUWc6MKQKKGJCWEQ3AfLSRIbEuI=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190816200558-6889da9d5479/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
@@ -957,6 +963,9 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible h1:VsBPFP1AI068pPrMxtb/S8Zkgf9xEmTLJjfM+P5UIEo=
 gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:DsYFclhRJ6vuDpmuTbkuFWG+y2sxOXAzmJt81HFBacw=
+gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.2/go.mod h1:3SzNCllyD9/Y+b5r9JIKQ474KzkZyqLqEfYqMsX94Bk=
+gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.3 h1:4AuOwCGf4lLR9u3YOe2awrHygurzhO/HeQ6laiA6Sx0=
+gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.3/go.mod h1:Z7Lb0S5l+klDB31fvDQX8ss/FlKDxtlFlw3Oa8Ymbl8=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190106161140-3f1c8253044a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190418001031-e561f6794a2a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
diff --git a/pkg/container/api.go b/pkg/container/api.go
index 1319b16da..050679771 100644
--- a/pkg/container/api.go
+++ b/pkg/container/api.go
@@ -167,10 +167,19 @@ func (c *clientV1Alpha1) runAirship() error {
 		c.conf.Spec.Airship.Cmd)
 
 	// write logs asynchronously while waiting for for container to finish
-	go writeLogs(cont)
+	cErr := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		cErr <- writeLogs(cont)
+	}()
 
 	err = cont.WaitUntilFinished()
 	if err != nil {
+		<-cErr
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// check writeLogs error after container is done waiting
+	if err = <-cErr; err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -224,20 +233,17 @@ func (c *clientV1Alpha1) runKRM() error {
 	return fns.Execute()
 }
 
-func writeLogs(cont Container) {
+func writeLogs(cont Container) error {
 	stderr, err := cont.GetContainerLogs(GetLogOptions{
 		Stderr: true,
 		Follow: true})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("received an error trying to attach to container to retrieve logs %e", err)
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 	defer stderr.Close()
 	parsedStdErr := dlog.NewReader(stderr)
 	_, err = io.Copy(log.Writer(), parsedStdErr)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("received an error while copying logs from container %e", err)
-	}
+	return err
 }
 
 // writeSink output to directory on filesystem sink
diff --git a/pkg/container/api_test.go b/pkg/container/api_test.go
index a7ee0c7a7..206694bf7 100644
--- a/pkg/container/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/container/api_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package container
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -135,6 +136,52 @@ func TestGenericContainer(t *testing.T) {
 				}), nil
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:        "error airship container writeLogs",
+			expectedErr: "container logs error",
+			containerAPI: &v1alpha1.GenericContainer{
+				Spec: v1alpha1.GenericContainerSpec{
+					Type:  v1alpha1.GenericContainerTypeAirship,
+					Image: "some image",
+					StorageMounts: []v1alpha1.StorageMount{
+						{
+							MountType: "bind",
+							Src:       "test",
+							DstPath:   "/mount",
+						},
+						{
+							MountType: "bind",
+							Src:       "~/test",
+							DstPath:   "/mnt",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Config: `kind: ConfigMap`,
+			},
+			execFunc: func(ctx context.Context, driver, url string) (Container, error) {
+				return getDockerContainerMock(mockDockerClient{
+					containerAttach: func() (types.HijackedResponse, error) {
+						conn := types.HijackedResponse{
+							Conn: mockConn{WData: make([]byte, len([]byte("foo: bar")))},
+						}
+						return conn, nil
+					},
+					imageList: func() ([]types.ImageSummary, error) {
+						return []types.ImageSummary{{ID: "imgid"}}, nil
+					},
+					imageInspectWithRaw: func() (types.ImageInspect, []byte, error) {
+						return types.ImageInspect{
+							Config: &container.Config{
+								Cmd: []string{"testCmd"},
+							},
+						}, nil, nil
+					},
+					containerLogs: func() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+						return nil, fmt.Errorf("container logs error")
+					},
+				}), nil
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "basic success airship container",
 			containerAPI: &v1alpha1.GenericContainer{
diff --git a/pkg/container/container_docker.go b/pkg/container/container_docker.go
index 32f09d295..729c64651 100644
--- a/pkg/container/container_docker.go
+++ b/pkg/container/container_docker.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
 )
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ type DockerClient interface {
 		*container.Config,
 		*container.HostConfig,
 		*network.NetworkingConfig,
+		*specs.Platform,
 		string,
 	) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error)
 	// ContainerAttach attaches a connection to a container in the server.
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ func (c *DockerContainer) RunCommand(opts RunCommandOptions) (err error) {
 		&containerConfig,
 		&hostConfig,
 		nil,
+		nil,
 		"",
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -284,14 +287,28 @@ func (c *DockerContainer) RunCommand(opts RunCommandOptions) (err error) {
 			Stream: true,
 			Stdin:  true,
 		})
+
 		if attachErr != nil {
 			return attachErr
 		}
+
 		defer conn.Close()
 
-		if _, err = io.Copy(conn.Conn, opts.Input); err != nil {
+		// This code is smiplified version of docker cli code
+		cErr := make(chan error, 1)
+
+		// Write to stdin asynchronously
+		go func() {
+			_, copyErr := io.Copy(conn.Conn, opts.Input)
+			cErr <- copyErr
+		}()
+
+		if err = c.dockerClient.ContainerStart(c.ctx, c.id, types.ContainerStartOptions{}); err != nil {
+			<-cErr
 			return err
 		}
+		// lock until error is returned from the write channel
+		return <-cErr
 	}
 
 	if err = c.dockerClient.ContainerStart(c.ctx, c.id, types.ContainerStartOptions{}); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/container/container_docker_test.go b/pkg/container/container_docker_test.go
index b28eab930..2c2f66839 100644
--- a/pkg/container/container_docker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/container/container_docker_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package container
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
+	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 )
 
 type mockConn struct {
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ func (mdc *mockDockerClient) ContainerCreate(
 	*container.Config,
 	*container.HostConfig,
 	*network.NetworkingConfig,
+	*specs.Platform,
 	string,
 ) (container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody, error) {
 	return container.ContainerCreateCreatedBody{ID: "testID"}, nil
@@ -370,6 +373,34 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedWaitErr: nil,
 			assertF:         func(t *testing.T) {},
 		},
+		{
+			// pass empty buffer to make sure we cover error when input isn't nil
+			containerInput: bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{}),
+			volumeMounts:   nil,
+			debug:          false,
+			mockDockerClient: mockDockerClient{
+				containerStart: func() error {
+					return containerStartError
+				},
+				imageList: func() ([]types.ImageSummary, error) {
+					return []types.ImageSummary{{ID: "imgid"}}, nil
+				},
+				imageInspectWithRaw: func() (types.ImageInspect, []byte, error) {
+					return types.ImageInspect{
+						Config: &container.Config{},
+					}, nil, nil
+				},
+				containerAttach: func() (types.HijackedResponse, error) {
+					conn := types.HijackedResponse{
+						Conn: mockConn{WData: make([]byte, len([]byte("testInput")))},
+					}
+					return conn, nil
+				},
+			},
+			expectedRunErr:  containerStartError,
+			expectedWaitErr: nil,
+			assertF:         func(t *testing.T) {},
+		},
 		{
 			cmd:            []string{"testCmd"},
 			containerInput: nil,