diff --git a/hooks/nvidia b/hooks/nvidia
index fa943e387..c10514808 100755
--- a/hooks/nvidia
+++ b/hooks/nvidia
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ in_userns() {
         echo $fields | grep -q " 0 1$" && { echo userns-root; return; } || true
     done < /proc/self/uid_map
 
-    [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ] && \
-        { echo userns-root; return; }
+    if [ -e /proc/1/uid_map ]; then
+        if [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ]; then
+            echo userns-root
+            return
+        fi
+    fi
     echo yes
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/lxc-busybox.in b/templates/lxc-busybox.in
index c9f39872e..2e5906440 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-busybox.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-busybox.in
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ in_userns() {
     fi
   done < /proc/self/uid_map
 
-  [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ] && { echo userns-root; return; }
+  if [ -e /proc/1/uid_map ]; then
+    if [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ]; then
+      echo userns-root
+      return
+    fi
+  fi
   echo yes
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/lxc-download.in b/templates/lxc-download.in
index c3b0b2a05..8540cd993 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-download.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-download.in
@@ -179,7 +179,12 @@ in_userns() {
     fi
   done < /proc/self/uid_map
 
-  [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ] && { echo userns-root; return; }
+  if [ -e /proc/1/uid_map ]; then
+    if [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ]; then
+      echo userns-root
+      return
+    fi
+  fi
   echo yes
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/lxc-local.in b/templates/lxc-local.in
index 552a4946d..d0d739aae 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-local.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-local.in
@@ -51,8 +51,13 @@ in_userns() {
     fi
   done < /proc/self/uid_map
 
-  [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ] && { echo userns-root; return; }
-    echo yes
+  if [ -e /proc/1/uid_map ]; then
+    if [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ]; then
+      echo userns-root
+      return
+    fi
+  fi
+  echo yes
 }
 
 usage() {
diff --git a/templates/lxc-oci.in b/templates/lxc-oci.in
index 110d03cb6..8017c38c1 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-oci.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-oci.in
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ in_userns() {
     fi
   done < /proc/self/uid_map
 
-  [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ] && { echo userns-root; return; }
+  if [ -e /proc/1/uid_map ]; then
+    if [ "$(cat /proc/self/uid_map)" = "$(cat /proc/1/uid_map)" ]; then
+      echo userns-root
+      return
+    fi
+  fi
   echo yes
 }