diff --git a/modules/nixos/services/virtualisation/podman/default.nix b/modules/nixos/services/virtualisation/podman/default.nix
index 9b9dc89..0faf8ce 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/services/virtualisation/podman/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/services/virtualisation/podman/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ in
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     virtualisation = {
       containers.enable = true;
+      oci-containers.backend = "podman";
 
       podman = {
         enable = true;