diff --git a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2 b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
index 6ccad4e721..80c0e083e5 100644
--- a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
@@ -77,11 +77,19 @@ docker_namespace: "lokolla"
 # see: https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/39033
 docker_registry: "primary:4000"
 docker_registry_insecure: yes
+{% if container_engine == 'podman' %}
+podman_registry: "primary:4000"
+podman_registry_insecure: yes
+{% endif %}
 openstack_tag: "{{ build_image_tag }}"
 {% else %}
 # use the published images from a site mirror of quay.io
 docker_registry: "{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}:4447"
 docker_registry_insecure: no
+{% if container_engine == 'podman' %}
+podman_registry: "{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}:4447"
+podman_registry_insecure: no
+{% endif %}
 docker_namespace: openstack.kolla
 {% if docker_image_tag_suffix %}
 openstack_tag_suffix: "{{ docker_image_tag_suffix }}"