diff --git a/roles/extra/kind/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/extra/kind/tasks/main.yaml
index 851c067b..93eabc2e 100644
--- a/roles/extra/kind/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/extra/kind/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -73,3 +73,25 @@
   shell: |
     sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_user_watches=5242880
     sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_user_instances=1280
+
+# NOTE: taking advice from https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/issues/2896#issuecomment-1226184890
+- name: Create containers configuration file if not exists
+  become: true
+  file:
+    path: /etc/containers/containers.conf
+    state: touched
+
+- name: Set the containers section
+  become: true
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/containers/containers.conf
+    regexp: "^[containers]"
+    line: "[containers]"
+
+- name: Set the podman limit
+  become: true
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/containers/containers.conf
+    regexp: "^pids_limit"
+    line: "pids_limit=0"
+    insertafter: "[containers]"