diff --git a/cache_images/fedora_setup.sh b/cache_images/fedora_setup.sh
index bf2cb5f5..385b270c 100644
--- a/cache_images/fedora_setup.sh
+++ b/cache_images/fedora_setup.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ req_env_vars PACKER_BUILD_NAME
 
 bash $SCRIPT_DIRPATH/fedora_packaging.sh
 
+# Workaround for issue
+# https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/12029
+# where containers.conf has a default 'log_driver = journald'
+# which breaks podman's containerized integration testing.
+cconf="/usr/share/containers/containers.conf"
+if grep -Eq '^log_driver.+journald' "$cconf"; then
+    warn "Patching out $cconf journald log_driver"
+    sed -r -i -e 's/^log_driver(.*)/# log_driver\1/' "$cconf"
+fi
+
 if ! ((CONTAINER)); then
     msg "Enabling cgroup management from containers"
     ooe.sh $SUDO setsebool -P container_manage_cgroup true