diff --git a/contrib/python/podman/test/test_runner.sh b/contrib/python/podman/test/test_runner.sh
index 1b7e0a85e4..65cbd1e9c8 100755
--- a/contrib/python/podman/test/test_runner.sh
+++ b/contrib/python/podman/test/test_runner.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ done
 shift $((OPTIND -1))
 
 function cleanup {
+  set +xeuo pipefail
   # aggressive cleanup as tests may crash leaving crap around
   umount '^(shm|nsfs)'
   umount '\/run\/netns'