diff --git a/podman/tests/integration/base.py b/podman/tests/integration/base.py
index a733694c..5df0f901 100644
--- a/podman/tests/integration/base.py
+++ b/podman/tests/integration/base.py
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.test_dir = self.useFixture(fixtures.TempDir()).path
         self.socket_file = os.path.join(self.test_dir, uuid.uuid4().hex)
         self.socket_uri = f'unix://{self.socket_file}'
+        self.storage_path = os.path.join(self.test_dir, "storage")
         self.service_launcher = utils.PodmanLauncher(
-            self.socket_uri, podman_path=IntegrationTest.podman, log_level=self.log_level
+            self.socket_uri,
+            podman_path=IntegrationTest.podman,
+            log_level=self.log_level,
+            storage_path=self.storage_path,
         )
         self.service_launcher.start()
         self.addCleanup(self.service_launcher.stop)
diff --git a/podman/tests/integration/utils.py b/podman/tests/integration/utils.py
index 8ead4fe5..6cadbcaf 100644
--- a/podman/tests/integration/utils.py
+++ b/podman/tests/integration/utils.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def __init__(
         timeout: int = 0,
         privileged: bool = False,
         log_level: str = "WARNING",
+        storage_path: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """create a launcher and build podman command"""
         podman_exe: Optional[str] = podman_path
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ def __init__(
         if os.environ.get("container") == "oci":
             self.cmd.append("--storage-driver=vfs")
 
+        if storage_path:
+            self.cmd.extend(["--root", storage_path])
+
         self.cmd.extend(
             [
                 "system",