diff --git a/salt/server_containerized/install_mgradm.sls b/salt/server_containerized/install_mgradm.sls
index 62a92159a..e50a93387 100644
--- a/salt/server_containerized/install_mgradm.sls
+++ b/salt/server_containerized/install_mgradm.sls
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ mgradm_config:
 {% set runtime = grains.get('container_runtime') | default('podman', true) %}
 {% set install_cmd = 'kubernetes' if runtime == 'k3s' else 'podman' %}
 
+podman_login:
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: podman login -u {{ grains.get('cc_username') }} -p {{ grains.get('cc_password') }} {{ grains.get("container_repository") }}
+
 mgradm_install:
   cmd.run:
     - name: mgradm install {{ install_cmd }} --logLevel=debug --config /root/mgradm.yaml {{ grains.get("fqdn") }}