diff --git a/src/cmd/create.go b/src/cmd/create.go
index abc8eb7..2862c40 100644
--- a/src/cmd/create.go
+++ b/src/cmd/create.go
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ func create(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var container string
-	var containerArg string
 	if cmd.Flag("image").Changed && cmd.Flag("release").Changed {
 		return errors.New("options --image and --release cannot be used together")
 	}
 
+	var container string
+	var containerArg string
+
 	if len(args) != 0 {
 		container = args[0]
 		containerArg = "CONTAINER"