diff --git a/applications/podman.sls b/applications/podman.sls
index 9412818..7388139 100644
--- a/applications/podman.sls
+++ b/applications/podman.sls
@@ -4,12 +4,28 @@ applications_podman_pkgs:
       - podman
       - podman-openrc
 
-applications_podman_enable:
-  service.enabled:
-    - name: podman
+applications_podman_rootless_confd:
+  file.keyvalue:
+    - name: /etc/conf.d/podman
+    - key_values:
+        podman_user: '"puser"'
+    - separator: '='
+    - uncomment: '#'
+    - key_ignore_case: false
+    - value_ignore_case: false
+    - append_if_not_found: true
     - require:
       - applications_podman_pkgs
 
+applications_podman_service:
+  service.running:
+    - name: podman
+    - enable: True
+    - watch:
+      - file: /etc/conf.d/podman
+    - require:
+      - applications_podman_rootless_confd
+
 applications_podman_rootless_cgroup_mode:
   file.keyvalue:
     - name: /etc/rc.conf