diff --git a/k8s-e2e-external-storage.groovy b/k8s-e2e-external-storage.groovy
index 18e81d647..46e68b83c 100644
--- a/k8s-e2e-external-storage.groovy
+++ b/k8s-e2e-external-storage.groovy
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ node('cico-workspace') {
 			if (params.ghprbPullId != null) {
 				ref = "pull/${ghprbPullId}/head"
 			}
-			sh 'scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ./prepare.sh ./single-node-k8s.sh ./run-k8s-external-storage-e2e.sh root@${CICO_NODE}:'
+			sh 'scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ./prepare.sh ./single-node-k8s.sh podman2minikube.sh ./run-k8s-external-storage-e2e.sh root@${CICO_NODE}:'
 			ssh "./prepare.sh --workdir=/opt/build/go/src/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi --gitrepo=${git_repo} --ref=${ref}"
 		}
 		stage('build artifacts') {
diff --git a/mini-e2e-helm.groovy b/mini-e2e-helm.groovy
index 360af1a3f..f807eb8b0 100644
--- a/mini-e2e-helm.groovy
+++ b/mini-e2e-helm.groovy
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ node('cico-workspace') {
 			if (params.ghprbPullId != null) {
 				ref = "pull/${ghprbPullId}/merge"
 			}
-			sh 'scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ./prepare.sh ./single-node-k8s.sh root@${CICO_NODE}:'
+			sh 'scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ./prepare.sh ./single-node-k8s.sh ./podman2minikube.sh root@${CICO_NODE}:'
 			ssh "./prepare.sh --workdir=/opt/build/go/src/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi --gitrepo=${git_repo} --ref=${ref}"
 		}
 		stage('pull base container images') {
diff --git a/mini-e2e.groovy b/mini-e2e.groovy
index 2b93046fd..dc4c06e7e 100644
--- a/mini-e2e.groovy
+++ b/mini-e2e.groovy
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ node('cico-workspace') {
 			if (params.ghprbPullId != null) {
 				ref = "pull/${ghprbPullId}/merge"
 			}
-			sh 'scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ./prepare.sh ./single-node-k8s.sh root@${CICO_NODE}:'
+			sh 'scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ./prepare.sh ./single-node-k8s.sh ./podman2minikube.sh root@${CICO_NODE}:'
 			ssh "./prepare.sh --workdir=/opt/build/go/src/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi --gitrepo=${git_repo} --ref=${ref}"
 		}
 		stage('pull base container images') {
diff --git a/podman2minikube.sh b/podman2minikube.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6261438d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/podman2minikube.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# When an image was built with podman, it needs importing into minikube.
+#
+
+# fail when a command returns an error
+set -e -o pipefail
+
+# "minikube ssh" fails to read the image, so use standard ssh instead
+podman image save "${1}" | \
+    ssh \
+        -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
+        -l docker -i "$(minikube ssh-key)" \
+        "$(minikube ip)" docker image load
+
diff --git a/single-node-k8s.sh b/single-node-k8s.sh
index 4a3db6550..184ce9549 100755
--- a/single-node-k8s.sh
+++ b/single-node-k8s.sh
@@ -121,24 +121,13 @@ function deploy_rook()
     ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/scripts/install-snapshot.sh install
 }
 
-# When an image was built with podman, it needs importing into minikube.
-function podman2minikube()
-{
-    # "minikube ssh" fails to read the image, so use standard ssh instead
-    podman image save "${1}" | \
-        ssh \
-            -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
-            -l docker -i "$(minikube ssh-key)" \
-            "$(minikube ip)" docker image load
-}
-
 # Set environment variables
 set_env
 
 # prepare minikube environment
 install_minikube
 
-podman2minikube "quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:${CSI_IMAGE_VERSION}"
+./podman2minikube.sh "quay.io/cephcsi/cephcsi:${CSI_IMAGE_VERSION}"
 
 deploy_rook
 
diff --git a/upgrade-tests.groovy b/upgrade-tests.groovy
index 0a7fc0e7b..400397dbb 100644
--- a/upgrade-tests.groovy
+++ b/upgrade-tests.groovy
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ node('cico-workspace') {
 			if (params.ghprbPullId != null) {
 				ref = "pull/${ghprbPullId}/merge"
 			}
-			sh 'scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ./prepare.sh ./single-node-k8s.sh root@${CICO_NODE}:'
+			sh 'scp -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ./prepare.sh ./single-node-k8s.sh ./podman2minikube.sh root@${CICO_NODE}:'
 			ssh "./prepare.sh --workdir=/opt/build/go/src/github.com/ceph/ceph-csi --gitrepo=${git_repo} --ref=${ref}"
 		}
 		stage('pull base container images') {