diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/podman/containers.conf b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/podman/containers.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5374558935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/podman/containers.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# The containers configuration file specifies all of the available configuration
+# command-line options/flags for container engine tools like Podman & Buildah,
+# but in a TOML format that can be easily modified and versioned.
+
+# Please refer to containers.conf(5) for details of all configuration options.
+# Not all container engines implement all of the options.
+# All of the options have hard coded defaults and these options will override
+# the built in defaults. Users can then override these options via the command
+# line. Container engines will read containers.conf files in up to three
+# locations in the following order:
+#  1. /usr/share/containers/containers.conf
+#  2. /etc/containers/containers.conf
+#  3. $HOME/.config/containers/containers.conf (Rootless containers ONLY)
+#  Items specified in the latter containers.conf, if they exist, override the
+# previous containers.conf settings, or the default settings.
+
+[network]
+
+# Path to directory where CNI plugin binaries are located.
+#
+# cni_plugin_dirs = ["/usr/libexec/cni"]
+
+# The network name of the default CNI network to attach pods to.
+# default_network = "podman"
+
+# Path to the directory where CNI configuration files are located.
+#
+# network_config_dir = "/etc/cni/net.d/"
+network_config_dir = "/etc/containers/net.d/"
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/podman/podman.mk b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/podman/podman.mk
index ccc68876e5..bef3e814fb 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/podman/podman.mk
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/podman/podman.mk
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ endef
 
 define PODMAN_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -Dm755 $(@D)/bin/podman $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/podman
-	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/cni/net.d/
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(@D)/cni/87-podman-bridge.conflist $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/cni/net.d/87-podman-bridge.conflist
+	# Don't use kubernetes /etc/cni, but use podman /etc/containers
+	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/containers/
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(PODMAN_PKGDIR)/containers.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/containers/containers.conf
+	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/containers/net.d/
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(@D)/cni/87-podman-bridge.conflist $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/containers/net.d/87-podman-bridge.conflist
 endef
 
 define PODMAN_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD