diff --git a/nixos/tests/gitlab/runner/podman-runner/virtualization.nix b/nixos/tests/gitlab/runner/podman-runner/virtualization.nix
index fcb281f3fea0..20b61294e830 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/gitlab/runner/podman-runner/virtualization.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/gitlab/runner/podman-runner/virtualization.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ lib, ... }:
 {
+  virtualisation = {
+    diskSize = 50000;
+  };
+
+  virtualisation.docker = {
+    enable = lib.mkForce false;
+  };
+
   virtualisation.podman = {
     enable = true;