1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/system/helpers.bash b/test/system/helpers.bash
index 072131202..6868f2691 100644
--- a/test/system/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/system/helpers.bash
@@ -405,6 +405,19 @@ function _ensure_pod_state() {
     is "$output" "$2" "unexpected pod state"
 }
 
+# Wait for the container's (1st arg) running state (2nd arg)
+function _ensure_container_running() {
+    for i in {0..5}; do
+        run_podman container inspect $1 --format "{{.State.Running}}"
+        if [[ $output == "$2" ]]; then
+            break
+        fi
+        sleep 0.5
+    done
+
+    is "$output" "$2" "unexpected pod state"
+}
+
 ###########################
 #  _add_label_if_missing  #  make sure skip messages include rootless/remote
 ###########################