diff --git a/packit.yaml b/packit.yaml
index fd73bc8b..adb01692 100644
--- a/packit.yaml
+++ b/packit.yaml
@@ -19,24 +19,16 @@ jobs:
   - job: copr_build
     trigger: pull_request
     targets:
-    - fedora-40
-    - fedora-41
-    - fedora-latest-aarch64
-    - fedora-development
     - centos-stream-9-x86_64
-    - centos-stream-9-aarch64
-    - centos-stream-10
 
   - job: tests
     trigger: pull_request
     targets:
-      - fedora-40
-      - fedora-41
-      - fedora-latest-aarch64
-      - fedora-development
-      - centos-stream-9-x86_64
-      - centos-stream-9-aarch64
-      - centos-stream-10
+      centos-stream-9-x86_64:
+        distros: ["centos-stream-9", "CentOS-Stream-9-image-mode"]
+    tf_extra_params:
+      environments:
+        - artifacts: []
 
   - job: copr_build
     trigger: release
diff --git a/test/browser/browser.sh b/test/browser/browser.sh
index 9796f12b..d34f7106 100755
--- a/test/browser/browser.sh
+++ b/test/browser/browser.sh
@@ -3,21 +3,40 @@
 set -eux
 cd "${0%/*}/../.."
 
-# HACK: ensure that critical components are up to date: https://github.com/psss/tmt/issues/682
-dnf update -y podman crun conmon criu
-
-# Missing iptables-nft dependency https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-58240 and
-# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2319310
-if grep -Eq 'platform:(el10|f41)' /etc/os-release; then
-    dnf install -y iptables-nft
-fi
-
-# if we run during cross-project testing against our main-builds COPR, then let that win
-# even if Fedora has a newer revision
-main_builds_repo="$(ls /etc/yum.repos.d/*cockpit*main-builds* 2>/dev/null || true)"
-if [ -n "$main_builds_repo" ]; then
-    echo 'priority=0' >> "$main_builds_repo"
-    dnf distro-sync -y --repo 'copr*' cockpit-podman
+# install dependencies programmatically due to https://issues.redhat.com/browse/TFT-3020
+TEST_DEPS="systemd-container cockpit-podman cockpit-ws cockpit-system criu nginx"
+
+if [ "${TMT_REBOOT_COUNT:-0}" -eq 0 ]; then
+    if bootc status | grep -q version; then
+        # redeploy ourselves with required test dependencies
+        # TODO: get correct c-podman version; https://packit.dev/docs/configuration/upstream/tests#optional-parameters
+        cat > Containerfile <<EOF
+FROM $(bootc status --json | jq -r .status.booted.image.image.image)
+RUN dnf install -y $TEST_DEPS && dnf install --best -y --enablerepo=updates-testing cockpit-system cockpit-ws && dnf clean all
+EOF
+        podman build -t localhost/test .
+        bootc switch --transport containers-storage localhost/test
+        podman rmi --all
+        tmt-reboot
+
+    else
+        # HACK: ensure that critical components are up to date: https://github.com/psss/tmt/issues/682
+        dnf install --best -y $TEST_DEPS
+
+        # Missing iptables-nft dependency https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-58354 and
+        # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2319310
+        if grep -Eq 'platform:(el10|f41)' /etc/os-release; then
+            dnf install -y iptables-nft
+        fi
+
+        # if we run during cross-project testing against our main-builds COPR, then let that win
+        # even if Fedora has a newer revision
+        main_builds_repo="$(ls /etc/yum.repos.d/*cockpit*main-builds* 2>/dev/null || true)"
+        if [ -n "$main_builds_repo" ]; then
+            echo 'priority=0' >> "$main_builds_repo"
+            dnf distro-sync -y --repo 'copr*' cockpit-podman
+        fi
+    fi
 fi
 
 # Show critical package versions
diff --git a/test/browser/main.fmf b/test/browser/main.fmf
index b00e9df4..f62291c4 100644
--- a/test/browser/main.fmf
+++ b/test/browser/main.fmf
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-require:
-  - systemd-container
-  - cockpit-podman
-  - cockpit-ws
-  - cockpit-system
-  - criu
-  - nginx
+# TF/tmt don't handle this with bootc: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/TFT-3020
+# done programmatically in test/browser/browser.sh
+# require:
+
 duration: 30m
 
 /system: