diff --git a/test/system/libs/helpers.bash b/test/system/libs/helpers.bash
index 64856c8..0e2fdc7 100644
--- a/test/system/libs/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/system/libs/helpers.bash
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ function container_started() {
   local container_name
   container_name="$1"
 
-  run "$PODMAN" start "$container_name"
+  start_container "$container_name"
 
   # Used as a return value
   container_initialized=1