diff --git a/internal/runtime/runtime_factory.go b/internal/runtime/runtime_factory.go
index 80f94abc..a417907e 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/runtime_factory.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/runtime_factory.go
@@ -61,10 +61,15 @@ func newNVIDIAContainerRuntime(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config.Config, argv [
 
 // newSpecModifier is a factory method that creates constructs an OCI spec modifer based on the provided config.
 func newSpecModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config.Config, ociSpec oci.Spec, argv []string) (oci.SpecModifier, error) {
-	modeModifier, err := newModeModifier(logger, cfg, ociSpec, argv)
+	mode := info.ResolveAutoMode(logger, cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig.Mode)
+	modeModifier, err := newModeModifier(logger, mode, cfg, ociSpec, argv)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// For CDI mode we make no additional modifications.
+	if mode == "cdi" {
+		return modeModifier, nil
+	}
 
 	graphicsModifier, err := modifier.NewGraphicsModifier(logger, cfg, ociSpec)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -90,8 +95,8 @@ func newSpecModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config.Config, ociSpec oci.Spec
 	return modifiers, nil
 }
 
-func newModeModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config.Config, ociSpec oci.Spec, argv []string) (oci.SpecModifier, error) {
-	switch info.ResolveAutoMode(logger, cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig.Mode) {
+func newModeModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, mode string, cfg *config.Config, ociSpec oci.Spec, argv []string) (oci.SpecModifier, error) {
+	switch mode {
 	case "legacy":
 		return modifier.NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger, cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookConfig.Path), nil
 	case "csv":