diff --git a/test/check-application b/test/check-application
index ef1389d12..4a1d8a302 100755
--- a/test/check-application
+++ b/test/check-application
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ class TestApplication(testlib.MachineCase):
         """)
 
         # Add local insecure registry into registries conf
-        m.write("/etc/containers/registries.conf", REGISTRIES_CONF)
+        m.execute("mkdir -p /etc/containers/registries.conf.d")
+        m.write("/etc/containers/registries.conf.d/99-cockpit-podman-test.conf", REGISTRIES_CONF)
         m.execute("systemctl stop podman.service")
 
     def createQuadlet(self, name: str, podName: str | None = None, containerName: str | None = None,