diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/push.go b/cmd/podman/images/push.go
index 6d22a61032..168411328f 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/push.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/push.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func pushFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(compLevel, completion.AutocompleteNone)
 
 	encryptionKeysFlagName := "encryption-key"
-	flags.StringSliceVar(&pushOptions.EncryptionKeys, encryptionKeysFlagName, nil, "Key with the encryption protocol to use to encrypt the image (e.g. jwe:/path/to/key.pem)")
+	flags.StringArrayVar(&pushOptions.EncryptionKeys, encryptionKeysFlagName, nil, "Key with the encryption protocol to use to encrypt the image (e.g. jwe:/path/to/key.pem)")
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(encryptionKeysFlagName, completion.AutocompleteDefault)
 
 	encryptLayersFlagName := "encrypt-layer"
diff --git a/test/e2e/pull_test.go b/test/e2e/pull_test.go
index 9a3b5f049f..465786917f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pull_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pull_test.go
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman pull", func() {
 
 		decryptionTestHelper := func(imgPath string) *PodmanSessionIntegration {
 			bitSize := 1024
-			keyFileName := filepath.Join(podmanTest.TempDir, "key")
+			keyFileName := filepath.Join(podmanTest.TempDir, "key,withcomma")
 			publicKeyFileName, privateKeyFileName, err := WriteRSAKeyPair(keyFileName, bitSize)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/run_test.go b/test/e2e/run_test.go
index f07ece51cf..b42b2b661c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/run_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/run_test.go
@@ -2152,7 +2152,7 @@ WORKDIR /madethis`, BB)
 		}
 
 		bitSize := 1024
-		keyFileName := filepath.Join(podmanTest.TempDir, "key")
+		keyFileName := filepath.Join(podmanTest.TempDir, "key,withcomma")
 		publicKeyFileName, privateKeyFileName, err := WriteRSAKeyPair(keyFileName, bitSize)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())