diff --git a/test/system/180-blkio.bats b/test/system/180-blkio.bats
index 68449681a8..7999c9ec5b 100644
--- a/test/system/180-blkio.bats
+++ b/test/system/180-blkio.bats
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ load helpers
 function teardown() {
     lofile=${PODMAN_TMPDIR}/disk.img
     if [ -f ${lofile} ]; then
-        run_podman '?' rm -t 0 --all --force
+        run_podman '?' rm -t 0 --all --force --ignore
 
         while read path dev; do
             if [[ "$path" == "$lofile" ]]; then
diff --git a/test/system/helpers.bash b/test/system/helpers.bash
index 958a0e87c0..dcf7cf0a79 100644
--- a/test/system/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/system/helpers.bash
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fi
 # Setup helper: establish a test environment with exactly the images needed
 function basic_setup() {
     # Clean up all containers
-    run_podman rm -t 0 --all --force
+    run_podman rm -t 0 --all --force --ignore
 
     # ...including external (buildah) ones
     run_podman ps --all --external --format '{{.ID}} {{.Names}}'
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ function basic_setup() {
 # Basic teardown: remove all pods and containers
 function basic_teardown() {
     echo "# [teardown]" >&2
-    run_podman '?' pod rm -t 0 --all --force
-    run_podman '?'     rm -t 0 --all --force
+    run_podman '?' pod rm -t 0 --all --force --ignore
+    run_podman '?'     rm -t 0 --all --force --ignore
 
     command rm -rf $PODMAN_TMPDIR
 }