diff --git a/roles/ceph-container-engine/tasks/pre_requisites/debian_prerequisites.yml b/roles/ceph-container-engine/tasks/pre_requisites/debian_prerequisites.yml
index 726c016ab..4e0a0ef80 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-container-engine/tasks/pre_requisites/debian_prerequisites.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-container-engine/tasks/pre_requisites/debian_prerequisites.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   package:
     name: ['docker', 'docker-engine', 'docker.io', 'containerd', 'runc']
     state: absent
+  when: container_package_name == 'docker-ce'
 
 - name: allow apt to use a repository over https (debian)
   package:
@@ -16,7 +17,16 @@
     url: 'https://download.docker.com/linux/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}/gpg'
   register: result
   until: result is succeeded
+  when: container_package_name == 'docker-ce'
 
 - name: add docker repository
   apt_repository:
     repo: "deb https://download.docker.com/linux/{{ ansible_distribution | lower}} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} stable"
+  when: container_package_name == 'docker-ce'
+
+- name: add podman ppa repository
+  apt_repository:
+    repo: "ppa:projectatomic/ppa"
+  when:
+    - container_package_name == 'podman'
+    - ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu'
diff --git a/roles/ceph-container-engine/tasks/pre_requisites/prerequisites.yml b/roles/ceph-container-engine/tasks/pre_requisites/prerequisites.yml
index 161238bcb..c048f356e 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-container-engine/tasks/pre_requisites/prerequisites.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-container-engine/tasks/pre_requisites/prerequisites.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   include_tasks: debian_prerequisites.yml
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-    - container_package_name == 'docker-ce'
   tags: with_pkg
 
 # ensure extras enabled for docker