diff --git a/go/action_kit_commons/CHANGELOG.md b/go/action_kit_commons/CHANGELOG.md
index 9315b08d..a099043b 100644
--- a/go/action_kit_commons/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/go/action_kit_commons/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.5.15
+
+- Add filldisk helpers to validate target directory 
+
 ## 1.5.14
 
 - Set OOM score adjustment in disc fill command 
diff --git a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_process.go b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_process.go
index 41a3101e..fd2c87c0 100644
--- a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_process.go
+++ b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_process.go
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ package diskfill
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-	"github.com/steadybit/action-kit/go/action_kit_commons/utils"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/steadybit/action-kit/go/action_kit_commons/utils"
 )
 
 type diskfillProcess struct {
@@ -92,3 +93,17 @@ func (df *diskfillProcess) Args() []string {
 func (df *diskfillProcess) Noop() bool {
 	return df.cmd.Args[0] == "echo" && df.cmd.Args[1] == "noop"
 }
+
+func CheckPathWritableProcess(ctx context.Context, targetPath string) error {
+	if out, err := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, "test", "-d", targetPath).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target path %q does not exist: %w: %s", targetPath, err, string(out))
+	}
+
+	checkFile := filepath.Join(targetPath, ".steadybit-diskfill-check")
+	if out, err := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, "touch", checkFile).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target path %q is not writable: %w: %s", targetPath, err, string(out))
+	}
+
+	_ = utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, "rm", "-f", checkFile).Run()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_runc.go b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_runc.go
index 87ad31a7..7d933c30 100644
--- a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_runc.go
+++ b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/diskfill_runc.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package diskfill
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func createBundle(ctx context.Context, r ociruntime.OciRuntime, sidecar SidecarO
 
 	if targetPath != "" {
 		if err := bundle.MountFromProcess(ctx, sidecar.TargetProcess.Pid, targetPath, mountpointInContainer); err != nil {
-			log.Warn().Err(err).Msgf("failed to mount %s", targetPath)
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -183,6 +184,30 @@ func createBundle(ctx context.Context, r ociruntime.OciRuntime, sidecar SidecarO
 	return bundle, nil
 }
 
+func CheckPathWritableRunc(ctx context.Context, r ociruntime.OciRuntime, sidecar SidecarOpts, targetPath string) error {
+	bundle, err := createBundle(ctx, r, sidecar, targetPath, "sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("test -d %s && touch %s/.steadybit-diskfill-check && rm -f %s/.steadybit-diskfill-check", mountpointInContainer, mountpointInContainer, mountpointInContainer))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target path %q is not accessible: %w", targetPath, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := bundle.Remove(); err != nil {
+			log.Warn().Str("id", bundle.ContainerId()).Err(err).Msg("failed to remove bundle")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	var errb bytes.Buffer
+	err = r.Run(ctx, bundle, ociruntime.IoOpts{Stderr: &errb})
+	defer func() {
+		if err := r.Delete(context.Background(), bundle.ContainerId(), true); err != nil {
+			log.Debug().Str("id", bundle.ContainerId()).Err(err).Msg("failed to delete check container")
+		}
+	}()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target path %q does not exist or is not writable: %w: %s", targetPath, err, errb.String())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getNextContainerId(executionId uuid.UUID, suffix string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("sb-diskfill-%d-%s-%s", time.Now().UnixMilli(), utils.ShortenUUID(executionId), suffix)
 }
diff --git a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/read_diskspace.go b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/read_diskspace.go
index 01ec5a3d..2b0b5386 100644
--- a/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/read_diskspace.go
+++ b/go/action_kit_commons/diskfill/read_diskspace.go
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ func readDiskUsageProcess(ctx context.Context, path string) (*DiskUsage, error)
 	var outb, errb bytes.Buffer
 	cmd.Stdout = &outb
 	cmd.Stderr = &errb
-
-	err := cmd.Run()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read disk usage: %w: %s", err, errb.String())
 	}
 
diff --git a/go/action_kit_commons/network/dig_runner.go b/go/action_kit_commons/network/dig_runner.go
index 8229eda6..722c0050 100644
--- a/go/action_kit_commons/network/dig_runner.go
+++ b/go/action_kit_commons/network/dig_runner.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/steadybit/action-kit/go/action_kit_commons/utils"
 	"io"
 	"os/exec"
-	"runtime/trace"
 )
 
 type DigRunner interface {
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ type RuncDigRunner struct {
 var _ DigRunner = (*RuncDigRunner)(nil)
 
 func (r *RuncDigRunner) Run(ctx context.Context, arg []string, stdin io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
-	defer trace.StartRegion(ctx, "RuncDigRunner.Run").End()
 	id := getNextContainerId(r.Sidecar.ExecutionId, "dig", r.Sidecar.IdSuffix)
 
 	bundle, err := r.Runc.Create(ctx, "/", id)
diff --git a/go/action_kit_commons/ociruntime/container_bundle.go b/go/action_kit_commons/ociruntime/container_bundle.go
index 09a8884c..17358af9 100644
--- a/go/action_kit_commons/ociruntime/container_bundle.go
+++ b/go/action_kit_commons/ociruntime/container_bundle.go
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@
 package ociruntime
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-	"github.com/steadybit/action-kit/go/action_kit_commons/utils"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime/trace"
 	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/steadybit/action-kit/go/action_kit_commons/utils"
 )
 
 type containerBundle struct {
@@ -86,38 +85,28 @@ func (b *containerBundle) mountRootfsOverlay(ctx context.Context, image string)
 }
 
 func (b *containerBundle) CopyFileFromProcess(ctx context.Context, pid int, fromPath, toPath string) error {
-	defer trace.StartRegion(ctx, "utils.CopyFileFromProcessToBundle").End()
-	var out bytes.Buffer
-	cmd := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, "cat", filepath.Join("/proc", strconv.Itoa(pid), "root", fromPath))
-	cmd.Stdout = &out
-	cmd.Stderr = &out
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, out.String())
+	out, err := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, "cat", filepath.Join("/proc", strconv.Itoa(pid), "root", fromPath)).CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to mount %s (%w): %s", fromPath, err, out)
 	}
 
-	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(b.path, "rootfs", toPath), out.Bytes(), 0644)
+	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(b.path, "rootfs", toPath), out, 0644)
 }
 
 func (b *containerBundle) MountFromProcess(ctx context.Context, fromPid int, fromPath, toPath string) error {
-	defer trace.StartRegion(ctx, "utils.MountFromProcessToBundle").End()
-
 	mountpoint := filepath.Join(b.path, "rootfs", toPath)
 	log.Trace().
 		Int("fromPid", fromPid).
 		Str("fromPath", fromPath).
-		Str("mountpoint", mountpoint).
+		Str("mount-point", mountpoint).
 		Msg("mount from process to bundle")
 
 	if err := os.Mkdir(mountpoint, 0755); err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create mountpoint %s: %w", mountpoint, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create mount point %s: %w", mountpoint, err)
 	}
 
-	var out bytes.Buffer
-	cmd := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, nsmountPath, strconv.Itoa(fromPid), fromPath, strconv.Itoa(os.Getpid()), mountpoint)
-	cmd.Stdout = &out
-	cmd.Stderr = &out
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, out.String())
+	if out, err := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, nsmountPath, strconv.Itoa(fromPid), fromPath, strconv.Itoa(os.Getpid()), mountpoint).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to mount %s (%w): %s", fromPath, err, out)
 	}
 	b.addFinalizer(func() error {
 		return unmount(context.Background(), mountpoint)
diff --git a/go/action_kit_commons/ociruntime/utils.go b/go/action_kit_commons/ociruntime/utils.go
index 66495dd1..6f43f775 100644
--- a/go/action_kit_commons/ociruntime/utils.go
+++ b/go/action_kit_commons/ociruntime/utils.go
@@ -515,19 +515,16 @@ func searchNamespacePathInProcess(ctx context.Context, inode uint64, nsType spec
 }
 
 func readCgroupPath(ctx context.Context, pid int) (string, error) {
-	var out bytes.Buffer
-	cmd := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, nsenterPath, "-t", "1", "-C", "--", "cat", filepath.Join("/proc", strconv.Itoa(pid), "cgroup"))
-	cmd.Stdout = &out
-	cmd.Stderr = &out
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, out.String())
+	out, err := utils.RootCommandContext(ctx, nsenterPath, "-t", "1", "-C", "--", "cat", filepath.Join("/proc", strconv.Itoa(pid), "cgroup")).CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", err, out)
 	}
 
-	if cgroup := parseProcCgroupFile(out.String()); cgroup != "" {
+	if cgroup := parseProcCgroupFile(string(out)); cgroup != "" {
 		return cgroup, nil
-	} else {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read cgroup for pid %d\n%s", pid, out.String())
 	}
+
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read cgroup for pid %d\n%s", pid, out)
 }
 
 func parseProcCgroupFile(s string) string {