diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main.yaml
index 42d5d91556a27..e6299182fa228 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ images:
   - dockerfile_path: images/Dockerfile
     from: src
     to: latest
+  - dockerfile_path: images/Dockerfile.nested-podman
+    from: src
+    to: claude-ai-helpers-nested-podman
 promotion:
   to:
   - name: claude-ai-helpers
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main-postsubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main-postsubmits.yaml
index 493b0c2b0fcde..1561e7a198c63 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main-postsubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main-postsubmits.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ postsubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - images/Dockerfile
+      - images/Dockerfile.nested-podman
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/is-promotion: "true"
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main-presubmits.yaml
index 983dfb2721995..e8799907b068e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-eng/ai-helpers/openshift-eng-ai-helpers-main-presubmits.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - images/Dockerfile
+      - images/Dockerfile.nested-podman
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - images/Dockerfile
+      - images/Dockerfile.nested-podman
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - images/Dockerfile
+      - images/Dockerfile.nested-podman
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - images/Dockerfile
+      - images/Dockerfile.nested-podman
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
@@ -312,6 +316,7 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - images/Dockerfile
+      - images/Dockerfile.nested-podman
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
@@ -387,6 +392,7 @@ presubmits:
     decoration_config:
       sparse_checkout_files:
       - images/Dockerfile
+      - images/Dockerfile.nested-podman
     labels:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"