diff --git a/roles/install/tasks/main.yml b/roles/install/tasks/main.yml
index baf280b..9a105fe 100644
--- a/roles/install/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/install/tasks/main.yml
@@ -41,3 +41,10 @@
     system: false
     state: present
   loop: "{{ sce_service_accounts }}"
+
+# Needed to have containers start at host boot
+- name: Ensure systemd user service manager will run without a login session for the Podman service account(s)
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: loginctl enable-linger {{ item }}
+    creates: /var/lib/systemd/linger/{{ item }}
+  loop: "{{ sce_service_accounts }}"