diff --git a/applications/podman.sls b/applications/podman.sls
index 695671b..0485515 100644
--- a/applications/podman.sls
+++ b/applications/podman.sls
@@ -10,9 +10,25 @@ applications_podman_enable:
     - require:
       - applications_podman_pkgs
 
+applications_podman_rootless_cgroup_mode:
+  file.keyvalue:
+    - name: /etc/rc.conf
+    - key_values:
+        rc_cgroup_mode: "unified"
+    - separator: '='
+    - uncomment: '#'
+    - key_ignore_case: false
+    - value_ignore_case: false
+    - append_if_not_found: true
+    - require:
+      - applications_podman_pkgs
+
 applications_podman_rootless_cgroups:
-  service.enabled:
+  service.running:
     - name: cgroups
+    - enable: True
+    - watch:
+      - applications_podman_rootless_cgroup_mode
 
 applications_podman_user:
   user.present:
@@ -44,4 +60,4 @@ applications_podman_rootless_subuid:
     - name: /etc/subuid
     - text: puser:100000:65536
     - require:
-      - applications_podman_user
+      - applications_podman_user
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