diff --git a/extra-requirements.txt b/extra-requirements.txt
index 067e40cf3..97ea79292 100644
--- a/extra-requirements.txt
+++ b/extra-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 ansi2html                # LGPLv3+
 pandas                   # BSD
-podman                   # Apache-2.0
 pytest-cov               # MIT
 pytest-rerunfailures     # MPL-2.0
 pytest-timeout           # MIT
diff --git a/tobiko/podman/_client.py b/tobiko/podman/_client.py
index e2414e4cc..f11ff5a2e 100644
--- a/tobiko/podman/_client.py
+++ b/tobiko/podman/_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-import podman
+import podman1
 
 import tobiko
 from tobiko.podman import _exception
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def podman_client(obj=None):
         obj = get_podman_client()
     if tobiko.is_fixture(obj):
         obj = tobiko.setup_fixture(obj).client
-    if isinstance(obj, podman.Client):
+    if isinstance(obj, podman1.Client):
         return obj
     raise TypeError('Cannot obtain a Podman client from {!r}'.format(obj))
 
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ class PodmanClientFixture(tobiko.SharedFixture):
                     host=host,
                     socket=socket)
 
-                client = podman.Client(uri=podman_remote_socket_uri,
-                                       remote_uri=remote_uri,
-                                       identity_file='~/.ssh/id_rsa')
+                client = podman1.Client(uri=podman_remote_socket_uri,
+                                        remote_uri=remote_uri,
+                                        identity_file='~/.ssh/id_rsa')
                 client.system.ping()
                 return client
             except (ConnectionRefusedError, ConnectionResetError):
diff --git a/tobiko/tripleo/containers.py b/tobiko/tripleo/containers.py
index f9ace81d1..7bb981fab 100644
--- a/tobiko/tripleo/containers.py
+++ b/tobiko/tripleo/containers.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import functools
 
 from oslo_log import log
 import pandas
-import podman as podmanlib
+import podman1
 import docker as dockerlib
 
 import tobiko
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def action_on_container(action,
     # we get the specified action as function from podman lib
     if container_runtime_module == podman:
         container_function = getattr(
-            podmanlib.libs.containers.Container, '{}'.format(action))
+            podman1.libs.containers.Container, '{}'.format(action))
     else:
         container_function = getattr(
             dockerlib.models.containers.Container, '{}'.format(action))
diff --git a/tools/common.py b/tools/common.py
index 186a31f3d..74e529ed9 100644
--- a/tools/common.py
+++ b/tools/common.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import contextlib
 import logging
 import os
 import shlex
@@ -127,3 +128,21 @@ def remove_file(filename):
         return True
     else:
         return False
+
+
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def stash_dir(*target_dirs: str):
+    stashed_dirs = []
+    for target_dir in target_dirs:
+        if os.path.isdir(target_dir):
+            stashed_dir = target_dir + '.stash'
+            LOG.info(f"Renaming directory: {target_dir} -> {stashed_dir}")
+            os.rename(target_dir, stashed_dir)
+            stashed_dirs.append((stashed_dir, target_dir))
+
+    yield
+
+    for stashed_dir, target_dir in stashed_dirs:
+        if os.path.isdir(stashed_dir):
+            LOG.info(f"Restoring directory: {stashed_dir} -> {target_dir}")
+            os.rename(stashed_dir, target_dir)
diff --git a/tobiko/podman/config.py b/tools/ensure_podman1.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 52%
rename from tobiko/podman/config.py
rename to tools/ensure_podman1.py
index 7af0b1e60..c90bc10db
--- a/tobiko/podman/config.py
+++ b/tools/ensure_podman1.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
-#
-# All Rights Reserved.
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright 2018 Red Hat
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
 #    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
@@ -14,3 +13,34 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+TOP_DIR = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+
+if TOP_DIR not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, TOP_DIR)
+
+from tools import common  # noqa
+from tools import install  # noqa
+
+
+LOG = common.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+def main():
+    common.setup_logging()
+    ensure_podman1()
+
+
+def ensure_podman1():
+    try:
+        import podman1
+    except ImportError:
+        install.install_podman1()
+        import podman1
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tools/install.py b/tools/install.py
index da9ced08a..99e7bce51 100755
--- a/tools/install.py
+++ b/tools/install.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import os
+import site
 import sys
+import typing
+
 
 TOP_DIR = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ def main():
     common.setup_logging()
     install_tox()
     install_bindeps()
+    install_podman1()
     install_tobiko()
 
 
@@ -61,11 +65,51 @@ def install_tobiko():
     pip_install(f"-e '{TOP_DIR}'")
 
 
+def install_podman1(version=''):
+    pip_unisntall('podman')
+
+    LOG.info(f"Installing Podman... (version: {version})")
+
+    site_dirs = {os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(site_dir))
+                 for site_dir in site.getsitepackages()
+                 if os.path.isdir(site_dir)}
+    more_site_dirs = {os.path.join(site_dir, 'site-packages')
+                      for site_dir in site_dirs
+                      if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(site_dir, 'site-packages'))}
+    site_dirs.update(more_site_dirs)
+    LOG.debug(f"Site packages dirs: {site_dirs}")
+
+    # Must ensure pre-existing podman directories are restored
+    # after installation
+    podman_dirs = [os.path.join(site_dir, 'podman')
+                   for site_dir in sorted(site_dirs)]
+    LOG.debug(f"Possible podman directories: {podman_dirs}")
+    with common.stash_dir(*podman_dirs):
+        for podman_dir in podman_dirs:
+            assert not os.path.exists(podman_dir)
+        pip_install(f"'podman{version}'")
+        for podman_dir in podman_dirs:
+            if os.path.isdir(podman_dir):
+                # Rename podman directory to podman1
+                os.rename(podman_dir, podman_dir + '1')
+                break
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Podman directory not found!")
+        for podman_dir in podman_dirs:
+            assert not os.path.exists(podman_dir)
+
+
 def pip_install(args):
     LOG.debug(f"Installing packages: {args}...")
     common.execute_python(f"-m pip install {TOX_CONSTRAINTS} {args}",
                           capture_stdout=False)
 
 
+def pip_unisntall(args):
+    LOG.debug(f"Uninstalling packages: {args}...")
+    common.execute_python(f"-m pip uninstall -y {args}",
+                          capture_stdout=False)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index fbef8ae74..f21e01360 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ setenv =
     TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE = {env:TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://opendev.org/openstack/requirements/raw/branch/master/upper-constraints.txt}
     TOX_EXTRA_REQUIREMENTS = {env:TOX_EXTRA_REQUIREMENTS:-r{toxinidir}/extra-requirements.txt}
     VIRTUAL_ENV = {envdir}
+commands_pre =
+    {envpython} {toxinidir}/tools/ensure_podman1.py
 commands =
     {envpython} {toxinidir}/tools/run_tests.py {posargs:{env:RUN_TESTS_EXTRA_ARGS}}