diff --git a/tests/containers/setup_env.pm b/tests/containers/setup_env.pm
index fd78c9a5..1475f82d 100644
--- a/tests/containers/setup_env.pm
+++ b/tests/containers/setup_env.pm
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ sub run {
    my ($self) = @_;
 
    assert_script_run("mkdir -p /root/data/factory/{iso,hdd,other} /root/data/tests");
-   assert_script_run("docker network create testing");
-   assert_script_run("for i in {1..3}; do docker run --rm -d --network testing -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=openqa -e POSTGRES_USER=openqa -e POSTGRES_DB=openqa --net-alias=db --name db postgres && break; done", timeout => 600);
-   wait_for_container_log("db", "database system is ready to accept connections", "docker");
+   assert_script_run("podman network create testing");
+   assert_script_run("for i in {1..3}; do podman run --rm -d --network testing -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=openqa -e POSTGRES_USER=openqa -e POSTGRES_DB=openqa --network-alias=db --name db docker.io/library/postgres:latest && break; done", timeout => 600);
+   wait_for_container_log("db", "database system is ready to accept connections", "podman");
 }
 
 1;
diff --git a/tests/install/openqa_webui.pm b/tests/install/openqa_webui.pm
index bf4c40c4..781bd00c 100644
--- a/tests/install/openqa_webui.pm
+++ b/tests/install/openqa_webui.pm
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 sub install_containers {
-    assert_script_run("zypper --non-interactive install docker git", timeout => 600);
+    assert_script_run("zypper --non-interactive install docker git podman", timeout => 600);
     assert_script_run("systemctl start docker");
 }