@@ -161,12 +161,25 @@ func (clnt *client) Create(containerID string, checkpoint string, checkpointDir

 	}

 	if configuration.HvPartition {

-		// Make sure the Utility VM image is present in the base layer directory.

+		// Find the upper-most utility VM image, since the utility VM does not

+		// use layering in RS1.

 		// TODO @swernli/jhowardmsft at some point post RS1 this may be re-locatable.

-		configuration.HvRuntime = &hcsshim.HvRuntime{ImagePath: filepath.Join(layerOpt.LayerPaths[len(layerOpt.LayerPaths)-1], "UtilityVM")}

-		if _, err := os.Stat(configuration.HvRuntime.ImagePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {

-			return fmt.Errorf("utility VM image '%s' could not be found", configuration.HvRuntime.ImagePath)

+		var uvmImagePath string

+		for _, path := range layerOpt.LayerPaths {

+			fullPath := filepath.Join(path, "UtilityVM")

+			_, err := os.Stat(fullPath)

+			if err == nil {

+				uvmImagePath = fullPath

+				break

+			}

+			if !os.IsNotExist(err) {

+				return err

+			}

+		}

+		if uvmImagePath == "" {

+			return errors.New("utility VM image could not be found")

 		}

+		configuration.HvRuntime = &hcsshim.HvRuntime{ImagePath: uvmImagePath}

 	} else {

 		configuration.VolumePath = spec.Root.Path

 		configuration.LayerFolderPath = layerOpt.LayerFolderPath