diff --git a/test/e2e/prune_test.go b/test/e2e/prune_test.go
index 37eb6109f6..5a4aefb221 100644
--- a/test/e2e/prune_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/prune_test.go
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman prune", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("podman system prune pods", func() {
+		useCustomNetworkDir(podmanTest, tempdir)
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"pod", "create"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
diff --git a/test/e2e/volume_prune_test.go b/test/e2e/volume_prune_test.go
index 4894378db3..45370c6e05 100644
--- a/test/e2e/volume_prune_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/volume_prune_test.go
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman volume prune", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("podman system prune --volume", func() {
+		useCustomNetworkDir(podmanTest, tempdir)
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"volume", "create"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))