diff --git a/roles/ceph-container-common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ceph-container-common/tasks/main.yml
index 21e1414b6..aff88656e 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-container-common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-container-common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: include prerequisites.yml
   include_tasks: prerequisites.yml
-  when: not is_atomic
 
 - name: get docker version
   block:
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 302634c2c..f7687f3c2 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@ import pytest
 import os
 
 
+def str_to_bool(val):
+    try:
+        val = val.lower()
+    except AttributeError:
+        val = str(val).lower()
+    if val == 'true':
+        return True
+    elif val == 'false':
+        return False
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid input value: %s" % val)
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def setup(host):
     cluster_address = ""
@@ -59,7 +71,7 @@ def setup(host):
 
     if docker:
         container_binary = "docker"
-    if docker and host.exists("podman") and ansible_distribution in ["Fedora", "RedHat"]:  # noqa E501
+    if docker and str_to_bool(os.environ.get('IS_PODMAN', False)):  # noqa E501
         container_binary = "podman"
 
     data = dict(
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/Vagrantfile b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/Vagrantfile
deleted file mode 120000
index 706a5bb47..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/Vagrantfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../Vagrantfile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/ceph-override.json b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/ceph-override.json
deleted file mode 120000
index fe2ff40d6..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/ceph-override.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../all_daemons/ceph-override.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/all b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/all
deleted file mode 100644
index aeb750933..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/all
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
----
-# this is only here to let the CI tests know
-# that this scenario is using docker
-docker: True
-
-containerized_deployment: True
-monitor_interface: ens5
-radosgw_interface: ens5
-ceph_mon_docker_subnet: "{{ public_network }}"
-ceph_docker_on_openstack: False
-public_network: "192.168.22.0/24"
-cluster_network: "192.168.23.0/24"
-rgw_override_bucket_index_max_shards: 16
-rgw_bucket_default_quota_max_objects: 1638400
-ceph_conf_overrides:
-  global:
-    osd_pool_default_size: 1
-openstack_config: True
-openstack_glance_pool:
-  name: "images"
-  pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
-  pgp_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
-  rule_name: "HDD"
-  type: 1
-  erasure_profile: ""
-  expected_num_objects: ""
-  size: 1
-openstack_cinder_pool:
-  name: "volumes"
-  pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
-  pgp_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
-  rule_name: "HDD"
-  type: 1
-  erasure_profile: ""
-  expected_num_objects: ""
-  size: 1
-openstack_pools:
-  - "{{ openstack_glance_pool }}"
-  - "{{ openstack_cinder_pool }}"
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/clients b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/clients
deleted file mode 100644
index a8ea366d0..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/clients
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
----
-user_config: True
-copy_admin_key: True
-test:
-  name: "test"
-  pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
-  pgp_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
-  rule_name: "HDD"
-  type: 1
-  erasure_profile: ""
-  expected_num_objects: ""
-test2:
-  name: "test2"
-  pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
-  pgp_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
-  rule_name: "HDD"
-  type: 1
-  erasure_profile: ""
-  expected_num_objects: ""
-pools:
-  - "{{ test }}"
-  - "{{ test2 }}"
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/iscsigws b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/iscsigws
deleted file mode 100644
index 401805eb3..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/iscsigws
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-gateway_ip_list: 192.168.1.90
-generate_crt: True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/mons b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/mons
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b5405947..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/mons
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
----
-create_crush_tree: True
-crush_rule_config: True
-crush_rule_hdd:
-  name: HDD
-  root: HDD
-  type: host
-  default: true
-crush_rules:
-  - "{{ crush_rule_hdd }}"
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/osds b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/osds
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cea91d6a..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/osds
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
----
-ceph_osd_docker_run_script_path: /var/tmp
-osd_objectstore: "bluestore"
-lvm_volumes:
-  - data: data-lv1
-    data_vg: test_group
-  - data: data-lv2
-    data_vg: test_group
-    db: journal1
-    db_vg: journals
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/rgws b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/rgws
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f2a9a368..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/group_vars/rgws
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-copy_admin_key: True
-rgw_create_pools:
-  foo:
-    pg_num: 17
-  bar:
-    pg_num: 19
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/hosts b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/hosts
deleted file mode 100644
index cfd2ad932..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/hosts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-[mons]
-mon0
-mon1
-mon2
-
-[osds]
-osd0 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'HDD', 'rack': 'mon-rackkkk', 'pod': 'monpod', 'host': 'osd0' }"
-osd1 osd_crush_location="{ 'root': 'default', 'host': 'osd1' }"
-
-[mdss]
-mds0
-
-[rgws]
-rgw0
-
-#[nfss]
-#nfs0
-
-#[clients]
-#client0
-#client1
-
-[rbdmirrors]
-rbd-mirror0
-
-[iscsigws]
-iscsi-gw0
-
-[all:vars]
-ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/vagrant_variables.yml b/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/vagrant_variables.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 46524b6a8..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/ooo_rhel8/vagrant_variables.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
----
-
-# DEPLOY CONTAINERIZED DAEMONS
-docker: True
-
-# DEFINE THE NUMBER OF VMS TO RUN
-mon_vms: 3
-osd_vms: 2
-mds_vms: 1
-rgw_vms: 1
-nfs_vms: 0
-rbd_mirror_vms: 1
-client_vms: 0
-iscsi_gw_vms: 1
-mgr_vms: 1
-
-# SUBNETS TO USE FOR THE VMS
-public_subnet: 192.168.22
-cluster_subnet: 192.168.23
-
-# MEMORY
-# set 1024 for CentOS
-memory: 1024
-
-vagrant_box: rhel8-x86_64
-vagrant_box_url: 'http://drop.front.sepia.ceph.com/vagrant/rhel8-x86_64.box'
-# The sync directory changes based on vagrant box
-# Set to /home/vagrant/sync for Centos/7, /home/{ user }/vagrant for openstack and defaults to /vagrant
-#vagrant_sync_dir: /home/vagrant/sync
-vagrant_sync_dir: /vagrant
-# Disables synced folder creation. Not needed for testing, will skip mounting
-# the vagrant directory on the remote box regardless of the provider.
-vagrant_disable_synced_folder: true
diff --git a/tests/functional/podman/group_vars/all b/tests/functional/podman/group_vars/all
index 58a849c8f..873867b94 100644
--- a/tests/functional/podman/group_vars/all
+++ b/tests/functional/podman/group_vars/all
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ docker: True
 
 containerized_deployment: True
 monitor_interface: "{{ 'eth1' if ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' else 'ens6' }}"
-radosgw_interface: "{{ 'ens1' if ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' else 'ens6' }}"
+radosgw_interface: "{{ 'eth1' if ansible_distribution == 'CentOS' else 'ens6' }}"
 ceph_mon_docker_subnet: "{{ public_network }}"
 ceph_docker_on_openstack: False
 public_network: "192.168.30.0/24"
diff --git a/tests/functional/podman/hosts b/tests/functional/podman/hosts
index e237a2abd..c29c56091 100644
--- a/tests/functional/podman/hosts
+++ b/tests/functional/podman/hosts
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ rbd-mirror0
 [iscsigws]
 iscsi-gw0
 
-[all:vars]
-ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
\ No newline at end of file
+#[all:vars]
+#ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/podman/vagrant_variables.yml b/tests/functional/podman/vagrant_variables.yml
index 60fe3342f..67d410928 100644
--- a/tests/functional/podman/vagrant_variables.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/podman/vagrant_variables.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ cluster_subnet: 192.168.31
 # set 1024 for CentOS
 memory: 1024
 
-vagrant_box: fedora/29-atomic-host
+vagrant_box: centos/atomic-host
 # The sync directory changes based on vagrant box
 # Set to /home/vagrant/sync for Centos/7, /home/{ user }/vagrant for openstack and defaults to /vagrant
 #vagrant_sync_dir: /home/vagrant/sync
diff --git a/tests/functional/simulate_rhel8.yml b/tests/functional/simulate_rhel8.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 05f029a89..000000000
--- a/tests/functional/simulate_rhel8.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-- hosts: all
-  gather_facts: true
-  become: yes
-  tasks:
-    - name: unlock /usr
-      command: ostree admin unlock --hotfix
-      changed_when: false
-      when: ansible_distribution == 'Fedora'
-
-    - name: remove docker binary on fedora to simulate rhel8
-      file:
-        path: /usr/bin/docker
-        state: absent
-      when: ansible_distribution == 'Fedora'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox-podman.ini b/tox-podman.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd5d978e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tox-podman.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+[tox]
+envlist = nautilus-centos-container-podman
+
+skipsdist = True
+
+[testenv]
+whitelist_externals =
+    vagrant
+    bash
+    pip
+    sleep
+    rm
+passenv=*
+sitepackages=True
+setenv=
+  ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS = -F {changedir}/vagrant_ssh_config
+  ANSIBLE_CONFIG = {toxinidir}/ansible.cfg
+  ANSIBLE_ACTION_PLUGINS = {toxinidir}/plugins/actions
+  ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS = {toxinidir}/plugins/callback
+  ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_WHITELIST = profile_tasks
+  ANSIBLE_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES = 1
+  ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN = memory
+  ANSIBLE_GATHERING = implicit
+  # only available for ansible >= 2.5
+  ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK = yaml
+  # Set the vagrant box image to use
+  CEPH_ANSIBLE_VAGRANT_BOX = centos/atomic-host
+
+  # Set the ansible inventory host file to be used according to which distrib we are running on
+  INVENTORY = {env:_INVENTORY:hosts}
+  PLAYBOOK = site-docker.yml.sample
+  PURGE_PLAYBOOK = purge-docker-cluster.yml
+  IS_PODMAN = TRUE
+  CEPH_STABLE_RELEASE = nautilus
+
+deps= -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements.txt
+changedir= {toxinidir}/tests/functional/podman
+
+commands=
+  vagrant up --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
+  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/generate_ssh_config.sh {changedir}
+
+  # configure lvm
+  ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
+
+  ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/tests/functional/setup.yml
+
+  ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/{env:PLAYBOOK:site.yml.sample} --extra-vars "\
+      delegate_facts_host={env:DELEGATE_FACTS_HOST:True} \
+      fetch_directory={env:FETCH_DIRECTORY:{changedir}/fetch} \
+      ceph_docker_registry={env:CEPH_DOCKER_REGISTRY:docker.io} \
+      ceph_docker_image={env:CEPH_DOCKER_IMAGE:ceph/daemon} \
+      ceph_docker_image_tag={env:CEPH_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG:latest-nautilus} \
+      copy_admin_key={env:COPY_ADMIN_KEY:False} \
+      container_binary=podman \
+      container_package_name=podman \
+      container_service_name=podman \
+      container_binding_name=podman \
+  "
+
+  # wait 30sec for services to be ready
+  sleep 30
+  # test cluster state using ceph-ansible tests
+  py.test -n 8 --durations=0 --sudo -v --connection=ansible --ansible-inventory={changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} --ssh-config={changedir}/vagrant_ssh_config {toxinidir}/tests/functional/tests
+  # wait 30sec for services to be ready
+
+  # reboot all vms
+  ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/tests/functional/reboot.yml
+
+  # wait 30sec for services to be ready
+  # retest to ensure cluster came back up correctly after rebooting
+  py.test --reruns 5 --reruns-delay 1 -n 8 --durations=0 --sudo -v --connection=ansible --ansible-inventory={changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} --ssh-config={changedir}/vagrant_ssh_config {toxinidir}/tests/functional/tests
+
+  vagrant destroy -f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2113ff44d..fe527c1bc 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 [tox]
 envlist = {nautilus,rhcs}-{centos,ubuntu}-{container,non_container}-{all_daemons,collocation,lvm_osds,shrink_mon,shrink_osd,lvm_batch,add_mons,add_osds,add_mgrs,add_mdss,add_rbdmirrors,add_rgws,rgw_multisite,purge,storage_inventory,lvm_auto_discovery}
-  {nautilus,rhcs}-{centos,ubuntu}-container-{ooo_collocation,podman}
+  {nautilus,rhcs}-{centos,ubuntu}-container-{ooo_collocation}
   {nautilus,rhcs}-{centos,ubuntu}-non_container-{switch_to_containers}
-  nautilus-rhel-container-podman
   infra_lv_create
   migrate_ceph_disk_to_ceph_volume
 
@@ -334,10 +333,7 @@ setenv=
   # Set the vagrant box image to use
   centos-non_container: CEPH_ANSIBLE_VAGRANT_BOX = centos/7
   centos-container: CEPH_ANSIBLE_VAGRANT_BOX = centos/atomic-host
-  podman: CEPH_ANSIBLE_VAGRANT_BOX = fedora/29-atomic-host
   ubuntu: CEPH_ANSIBLE_VAGRANT_BOX = guits/ubuntu-bionic64
-  nautilus-rhel-container-podman: CEPH_ANSIBLE_VAGRANT_BOX = rhel8-x86_64
-  nautilus-rhel-container-podman: CEPH_ANSIBLE_VAGRANT_BOX_URL = http://drop.front.sepia.ceph.com/vagrant/rhel8-x86_64.box
 
   # Set the ansible inventory host file to be used according to which distrib we are running on
   ubuntu: _INVENTORY = hosts-ubuntu
@@ -346,7 +342,6 @@ setenv=
   container: PLAYBOOK = site-docker.yml.sample
   container: PURGE_PLAYBOOK = purge-docker-cluster.yml
   storage_inventory: COPY_ADMIN_KEY = True
-  podman: PLAYBOOK = site-docker.yml.sample
   non_container: PLAYBOOK = site.yml.sample
   shrink_mon: MON_TO_KILL = mon2
   shrink_osd: COPY_ADMIN_KEY = True
@@ -381,7 +376,6 @@ changedir=
   add_rbdmirrors: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/add-rbdmirrors{env:CONTAINER_DIR:}
   add_rgws: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/add-rgws{env:CONTAINER_DIR:}
   rgw_multisite: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/rgw-multisite{env:CONTAINER_DIR:}
-  podman: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/podman
   storage_inventory: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/lvm-osds{env:CONTAINER_DIR:}
   lvm_auto_discovery: {toxinidir}/tests/functional/lvm-auto-discovery{env:CONTAINER_DIR:}
 
@@ -394,8 +388,6 @@ commands=
   # configure lvm
   !lvm_batch-!lvm_auto_discovery: ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
 
-  podman: ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/tests/functional/simulate_rhel8.yml
-
   rhcs: ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/tests/functional/rhcs_setup.yml --extra-vars "ceph_docker_registry={env:CEPH_DOCKER_REGISTRY:docker.io} repo_url={env:REPO_URL:} rhel7_repo_url={env:RHEL7_REPO_URL:}" --skip-tags "vagrant_setup"
 
   ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/tests/functional/setup.yml