diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/container.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/container.cpp
index f6f74a3c09..692f3ac495 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/container.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/container.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <vector>
 
 #if !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) && !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
 #include <libsinsp/container_engine/cri.h>
@@ -551,7 +552,7 @@ void sinsp_container_manager::create_engines() {
 		                                                                   m_static_name,
 		                                                                   m_static_image);
 		m_container_engines.push_back(engine);
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_STATIC] = engine;
+		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_STATIC].push_back(engine);
 		return;
 	}
 #if !defined(MINIMAL_BUILD) && !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
@@ -559,45 +560,58 @@ void sinsp_container_manager::create_engines() {
 	if(m_container_engine_mask & (1 << CT_PODMAN)) {
 		auto podman_engine = std::make_shared<container_engine::podman>(*this);
 		m_container_engines.push_back(podman_engine);
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_PODMAN] = podman_engine;
+		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_PODMAN].push_back(podman_engine);
 	}
 	if(m_container_engine_mask & (1 << CT_DOCKER)) {
 		auto docker_engine = std::make_shared<container_engine::docker_linux>(*this);
 		m_container_engines.push_back(docker_engine);
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_DOCKER] = docker_engine;
+		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_DOCKER].push_back(docker_engine);
 	}
 
 	if(m_container_engine_mask & ((1 << CT_CRI) | (1 << CT_CRIO) | (1 << CT_CONTAINERD))) {
-		auto cri_engine = std::make_shared<container_engine::cri>(*this);
-		m_container_engines.push_back(cri_engine);
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_CRI] = cri_engine;
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_CRIO] = cri_engine;
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_CONTAINERD] = cri_engine;
+		// Get CRI socket paths from settings
+		libsinsp::cri::cri_settings& cri_settings = libsinsp::cri::cri_settings::get();
+		if(cri_settings.get_cri_unix_socket_paths().empty()) {
+			// Add default paths
+			cri_settings.add_cri_unix_socket_path("/run/containerd/containerd.sock");
+			cri_settings.add_cri_unix_socket_path("/run/crio/crio.sock");
+			cri_settings.add_cri_unix_socket_path("/run/k3s/containerd/containerd.sock");
+		}
+
+		const auto& cri_socket_paths = cri_settings.get_cri_unix_socket_paths();
+
+		for(const auto& socket_path : cri_socket_paths) {
+			auto cri_engine = std::make_shared<container_engine::cri>(*this, socket_path);
+			m_container_engines.push_back(cri_engine);
+			m_container_engine_by_type[CT_CRI].push_back(cri_engine);
+			m_container_engine_by_type[CT_CRIO].push_back(cri_engine);
+			m_container_engine_by_type[CT_CONTAINERD].push_back(cri_engine);
+		}
 	}
 	if(m_container_engine_mask & (1 << CT_LXC)) {
 		auto lxc_engine = std::make_shared<container_engine::lxc>(*this);
 		m_container_engines.push_back(lxc_engine);
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_LXC] = lxc_engine;
+		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_LXC].push_back(lxc_engine);
 	}
 	if(m_container_engine_mask & (1 << CT_LIBVIRT_LXC)) {
 		auto libvirt_lxc_engine = std::make_shared<container_engine::libvirt_lxc>(*this);
 		m_container_engines.push_back(libvirt_lxc_engine);
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_LIBVIRT_LXC] = libvirt_lxc_engine;
+		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_LIBVIRT_LXC].push_back(libvirt_lxc_engine);
 	}
 	if(m_container_engine_mask & (1 << CT_MESOS)) {
 		auto mesos_engine = std::make_shared<container_engine::mesos>(*this);
 		m_container_engines.push_back(mesos_engine);
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_MESOS] = mesos_engine;
+		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_MESOS].push_back(mesos_engine);
 	}
 	if(m_container_engine_mask & (1 << CT_RKT)) {
 		auto rkt_engine = std::make_shared<container_engine::rkt>(*this);
 		m_container_engines.push_back(rkt_engine);
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_RKT] = rkt_engine;
+		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_RKT].push_back(rkt_engine);
 	}
 	if(m_container_engine_mask & (1 << CT_BPM)) {
 		auto bpm_engine = std::make_shared<container_engine::bpm>(*this);
 		m_container_engines.push_back(bpm_engine);
-		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_BPM] = bpm_engine;
+		m_container_engine_by_type[CT_BPM].push_back(bpm_engine);
 	}
 #endif  // _WIN32
 #endif  // MINIMAL_BUILD
@@ -615,7 +629,9 @@ void sinsp_container_manager::update_container_with_size(sinsp_container_type ty
 	}
 
 	libsinsp_logger()->format(sinsp_logger::SEV_DEBUG, "Request size for %s", container_id.c_str());
-	found->second->update_with_size(container_id);
+	for(const auto& engine : found->second) {
+		engine->update_with_size(container_id);
+	}
 }
 
 void sinsp_container_manager::cleanup() {
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/container.h b/userspace/libsinsp/container.h
index 17305c96d3..4d3e34cd03 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/container.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/container.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <libscap/scap.h>
 
@@ -254,8 +255,10 @@ class sinsp_container_manager : public libsinsp::container_engine::container_cac
 
 	std::list<std::shared_ptr<libsinsp::container_engine::container_engine_base>>
 	        m_container_engines;
+
+	// Map container types to vectors of engines
 	std::map<sinsp_container_type,
-	         std::shared_ptr<libsinsp::container_engine::container_engine_base>>
+	         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<libsinsp::container_engine::container_engine_base>>>
 	        m_container_engine_by_type;
 
 	sinsp* m_inspector;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.cpp
index 6a85d2d398..5d3b49d908 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.cpp
@@ -53,50 +53,24 @@ constexpr const cgroup_layout CRI_CGROUP_LAYOUT[] = {
         {nullptr, nullptr}};
 }  // namespace
 
-cri::cri(container_cache_interface &cache): container_engine_base(cache) {
-	libsinsp::cri::cri_settings &cri_settings = libsinsp::cri::cri_settings::get();
-	if(cri_settings.get_cri_unix_socket_paths().empty()) {
-		// containerd as primary default value when empty
-		cri_settings.add_cri_unix_socket_path("/run/containerd/containerd.sock");
-		// crio-o as secondary default value when empty
-		cri_settings.add_cri_unix_socket_path("/run/crio/crio.sock");
-		// k3s containerd as third option when empty
-		cri_settings.add_cri_unix_socket_path("/run/k3s/containerd/containerd.sock");
+cri::cri(container_cache_interface &cache, const std::string &cri_path):
+        container_engine_base(cache) {
+	auto unix_socket_path = scap_get_host_root() + cri_path;
+	struct stat s = {};
+	if(stat(unix_socket_path.c_str(), &s) != 0 || (s.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFSOCK) {
+		return;
 	}
 
-	// Try all specified unix socket paths
-	// NOTE: having multiple container runtimes on the same host is a sporadic case,
-	// so we wouldn't make things complex to support that.
-	// On the other hand, specifying multiple unix socket paths (and using only the first match)
-	// will solve the "same config, multiple hosts" use case.
-	for(auto &p : cri_settings.get_cri_unix_socket_paths()) {
-		if(p.empty()) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		auto cri_path = scap_get_host_root() + p;
-		struct stat s = {};
-		if(stat(cri_path.c_str(), &s) != 0 || (s.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFSOCK) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		m_cri_v1 = std::make_unique<libsinsp::cri::cri_interface_v1>(cri_path);
-		if(!m_cri_v1->is_ok()) {
-			m_cri_v1.reset(nullptr);
-		} else {
-			// Store used unix_socket_path
-			cri_settings.set_cri_unix_socket_path(p);
-			break;
-		}
+	m_cri_v1 = std::make_unique<libsinsp::cri::cri_interface_v1>(unix_socket_path);
+	if(!m_cri_v1->is_ok()) {
+		m_cri_v1.reset(nullptr);
+	} else {
+		return;
+	}
 
-		m_cri_v1alpha2 = std::make_unique<libsinsp::cri::cri_interface_v1alpha2>(cri_path);
-		if(!m_cri_v1alpha2->is_ok()) {
-			m_cri_v1alpha2.reset(nullptr);
-		} else {
-			// Store used unix_socket_path
-			cri_settings.set_cri_unix_socket_path(p);
-			break;
-		}
+	m_cri_v1alpha2 = std::make_unique<libsinsp::cri::cri_interface_v1alpha2>(unix_socket_path);
+	if(!m_cri_v1alpha2->is_ok()) {
+		m_cri_v1alpha2.reset(nullptr);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.h b/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.h
index e00af883ad..6c37911eb0 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class cri_async_source : public container_async_source<libsinsp::cgroup_limits::
 
 class cri : public container_engine_base {
 public:
-	cri(container_cache_interface& cache);
+	cri(container_cache_interface& cache, const std::string& cri_path);
 	bool resolve(sinsp_threadinfo* tinfo, bool query_os_for_missing_info) override;
 	void update_with_size(const std::string& container_id) override;
 	void cleanup() override;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/cri.h b/userspace/libsinsp/cri.h
index 6ee41949f6..ee18eb2112 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/cri.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/cri.h
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ class cri_settings {
 		get().m_cri_runtime_type = v;
 	}
 
-	static const std::string &get_cri_unix_socket_path() { return get().m_cri_unix_socket_path; }
-
-	static void set_cri_unix_socket_path(const std::string &v) { get().m_cri_unix_socket_path = v; }
-
 	static const bool &get_cri_extra_queries() { return get().m_cri_extra_queries; }
 
 	static void set_cri_extra_queries(const bool &v) { get().m_cri_extra_queries = v; }
@@ -93,7 +89,6 @@ class cri_settings {
 	int64_t m_cri_timeout;
 	int64_t m_cri_size_timeout;
 	sinsp_container_type m_cri_runtime_type;
-	std::string m_cri_unix_socket_path;
 	bool m_cri_extra_queries;
 };
 
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/cri_settings.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/cri_settings.cpp
index 32abaa8e4a..4e7c4c9c87 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/cri_settings.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/cri_settings.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ cri_settings::cri_settings():
         m_cri_timeout(1000),
         m_cri_size_timeout(10000),
         m_cri_runtime_type(CT_CRI),
-        m_cri_unix_socket_path(),
         m_cri_extra_queries(true) {}
 
 cri_settings::~cri_settings() {}