diff --git a/test/e2e/common_test.go b/test/e2e/common_test.go
index 7926edbc93..82d6bce297 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common_test.go
@@ -756,6 +756,33 @@ func SkipIfNotFedora() {
 	}
 }
 
+type journaldTests struct {
+	journaldSkip bool
+	journaldOnce sync.Once
+}
+
+var journald journaldTests
+
+func SkipIfJournaldUnavailable() {
+	f := func() {
+		journald.journaldSkip = false
+
+		// Check if journalctl is unavailable
+		cmd := exec.Command("journalctl", "-n", "1")
+		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			journald.journaldSkip = true
+		}
+	}
+	journald.journaldOnce.Do(f)
+
+	// In container, journalctl does not return an error even if
+	// journald is unavailable
+	SkipIfInContainer("[journald]: journalctl inside a container doesn't work correctly")
+	if journald.journaldSkip {
+		Skip("[journald]: journald is unavailable")
+	}
+}
+
 // Use isRootless() instead of rootless.IsRootless()
 // This function can detect to join the user namespace by mistake
 func isRootless() bool {
diff --git a/test/e2e/containers_conf_test.go b/test/e2e/containers_conf_test.go
index 74948b6637..a200c263a1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/containers_conf_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/containers_conf_test.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Verify podman containers.conf usage", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("using journald for container with container log_tag", func() {
-		SkipIfInContainer("journalctl inside a container doesn't work correctly")
+		SkipIfJournaldUnavailable()
 		os.Setenv("CONTAINERS_CONF", "config/containers-journald.conf")
 		if IsRemote() {
 			podmanTest.RestartRemoteService()
diff --git a/test/e2e/logs_test.go b/test/e2e/logs_test.go
index 46d1bd0d42..b1cd9782a6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/logs_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/logs_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman logs", func() {
 		podmanTest.Cleanup()
 		f := CurrentGinkgoTestDescription()
 		processTestResult(f)
-
 	})
 
 	It("podman logs on not existent container", func() {
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman logs", func() {
 
 		skipIfJournaldInContainer := func() {
 			if log == "journald" {
-				SkipIfInContainer("journalctl inside a container doesn't work correctly")
+				SkipIfJournaldUnavailable()
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -513,7 +512,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman logs", func() {
 	}
 
 	It("using journald for container with container tag", func() {
-		SkipIfInContainer("journalctl inside a container doesn't work correctly")
+		SkipIfJournaldUnavailable()
 		logc := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--log-driver", "journald", "--log-opt=tag={{.ImageName}}", "-d", ALPINE, "sh", "-c", "echo podman; sleep 0.1; echo podman; sleep 0.1; echo podman"})
 		logc.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(logc).To(Exit(0))
@@ -530,7 +529,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman logs", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("using journald container name", func() {
-		SkipIfInContainer("journalctl inside a container doesn't work correctly")
+		SkipIfJournaldUnavailable()
 		containerName := "inside-journal"
 		logc := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--log-driver", "journald", "-d", "--name", containerName, ALPINE, "sh", "-c", "echo podman; sleep 0.1; echo podman; sleep 0.1; echo podman"})
 		logc.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -560,7 +559,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman logs", func() {
 
 	It("podman pod logs with container names", func() {
 		SkipIfRemote("Remote can only process one container at a time")
-		SkipIfInContainer("journalctl inside a container doesn't work correctly")
 		podName := "testPod"
 		containerName1 := "container1"
 		containerName2 := "container2"
@@ -588,7 +586,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman logs", func() {
 	})
 	It("podman pod logs with different colors", func() {
 		SkipIfRemote("Remote can only process one container at a time")
-		SkipIfInContainer("journalctl inside a container doesn't work correctly")
 		podName := "testPod"
 		containerName1 := "container1"
 		containerName2 := "container2"