diff --git a/oci/oci.go b/oci/oci.go
index bd3cac3b..85841f1d 100644
--- a/oci/oci.go
+++ b/oci/oci.go
@@ -521,6 +521,9 @@ func (r *Runtime) UpdateStatus(c *Container) error {
 	out, err := exec.Command(r.Path(c), "state", c.name).CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		if err := unix.Kill(c.state.Pid, 0); err == syscall.ESRCH {
+			c.state.Status = ContainerStateStopped
+			c.state.Finished = time.Now()
+			c.state.ExitCode = 255
 			return nil
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting container state for %s: %s: %q", c.name, err, out)