gitlab-ci-multirunner verify gives error: FATAL: No runner matches the filtering parameters

Summary

When I run gitlab-ci-multirunner verify inside a docker container running a gitlab-runner I get a fatal error.

Steps to reproduce

Register a new runner then run command: gitlab-ci-multirunner verify

Actual behavior

Receive error: FATAL: No runner matches the filtering parameters

Expected behavior

Runner should be verified (or not verified if the runner failed to create)

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

# gitlab-ci-multi-runner --debug verify
Runtime platform                                    arch=amd64 os=linux pid=162 revision=8d829975 version=11.6.1
Checking runtime mode                               GOOS=linux uid=0
Running in system-mode.

FATAL: No runner matches the filtering parameters

Environment description

runner in docker

Used GitLab Runner version

# gitlab-ci-multi-runner --version
Version:      11.6.1
Git revision: 8d829975
Git branch:   11-6-stable
GO version:   go1.8.7
Built:        2019-01-15T15:22:11+0000
OS/Arch:      linux/amd64