diff --git a/lib/src/cli.rs b/lib/src/cli.rs
index 8f19c7c6..50b4d71a 100644
--- a/lib/src/cli.rs
+++ b/lib/src/cli.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use ostree_container::store::PrepareResult;
 use ostree_ext::container as ostree_container;
 use ostree_ext::keyfileext::KeyFileExt;
 use ostree_ext::ostree;
+use ostree_ext::ostree::Sysroot;
 use schemars::schema_for;
 
 use crate::deploy::RequiredHostSpec;
@@ -927,7 +928,25 @@ async fn run_from_opt(opt: Opt) -> Result<()> {
         Opt::Man(manopts) => crate::docgen::generate_manpages(&manopts.directory),
         Opt::State(opts) => match opts {
             StateOpts::WipeOstree => {
-                let sysroot = get_storage().await?;
+                // let sysroot = match get_storage().await {
+                //     Ok(storage) => {
+                //         let storage: &Sysroot = &storage;
+                //         storage
+                //     }
+                //     Err(_) => {
+                //         // If we can't get the storage, we're likely in a container
+                //         // or some other non-bootc environment.  Just wipe the ostree
+                //         // system root.
+                //         let sysroot = ostree::Sysroot::new_default();
+                //         sysroot.set_mount_namespace_in_use();
+                //         &sysroot
+                //     }
+                // };
+                //
+                let sysroot = ostree::Sysroot::new_default();
+                sysroot.set_mount_namespace_in_use();
+
+                sysroot.load(gio::Cancellable::NONE)?;
                 crate::deploy::wipe_ostree(&sysroot).await
             }
         },
diff --git a/lib/src/deploy.rs b/lib/src/deploy.rs
index 23a0b53d..67a5794e 100644
--- a/lib/src/deploy.rs
+++ b/lib/src/deploy.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ use ostree_container::OstreeImageReference;
 use ostree_ext::container as ostree_container;
 use ostree_ext::container::store::{ImportProgress, PrepareResult};
 use ostree_ext::oci_spec::image::Descriptor;
-use ostree_ext::ostree;
 use ostree_ext::ostree::Deployment;
+use ostree_ext::ostree::{self, Sysroot};
 use ostree_ext::sysroot::SysrootLock;
 
 use crate::spec::ImageReference;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn prune_container_store(sysroot: &Storage) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub(crate) async fn wipe_ostree(sysroot: &Storage) -> Result<()> {
+pub(crate) async fn wipe_ostree(sysroot: &Sysroot) -> Result<()> {
     sysroot
         .write_deployments(&[], gio::Cancellable::NONE)
         .context("removing deployments")?;