diff --git a/contrib/gate/Dockerfile b/contrib/gate/Dockerfile
index f7cd8f2b37..9042ddeb48 100644
--- a/contrib/gate/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/gate/Dockerfile
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ ENV GOPATH="/var/tmp/go" \
 COPY / $GOSRC
 
 # Install packages from dependencies.txt, ignoring commented lines
+# Note: adding conmon so podman command checks will work
 RUN dnf -y install \
-   $(grep "^[^#]" $GOSRC/contrib/dependencies.txt) \
+   $(grep "^[^#]" $GOSRC/contrib/dependencies.txt) conmon \
    && dnf clean all
 
 # Install dependencies