diff --git a/buildah_test.go b/buildah_test.go
index cb9284dfbb..35c8e2e735 100644
--- a/buildah_test.go
+++ b/buildah_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	imagetypes "github.com/containers/image/v5/types"
 	"github.com/containers/storage"
 	"github.com/containers/storage/types"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -13,6 +14,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+var (
+	testSystemContext = imagetypes.SystemContext{
+		SignaturePolicyPath:      "tests/policy.json",
+		SystemRegistriesConfPath: "tests/registries.conf",
+	}
+)
+
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	var logLevel string
 	debug := false
@@ -68,7 +76,8 @@ func TestOpenBuilderCommonBuildOpts(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, container)
 	b, err = ImportBuilder(ctx, store, ImportOptions{
-		Container: container.ID,
+		Container:           container.ID,
+		SignaturePolicyPath: testSystemContext.SignaturePolicyPath,
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, b.CommonBuildOpts)
diff --git a/cmd/buildah/common_test.go b/cmd/buildah/common_test.go
index 4571d36c45..c55e206071 100644
--- a/cmd/buildah/common_test.go
+++ b/cmd/buildah/common_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ import (
 var (
 	signaturePolicyPath = ""
 	storeOptions, _     = storage.DefaultStoreOptions()
-	testSystemContext   = types.SystemContext{}
+	testSystemContext   = types.SystemContext{
+		SignaturePolicyPath:      "../../tests/policy.json",
+		SystemRegistriesConfPath: "../../tests/registries.conf",
+	}
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
diff --git a/commit_test.go b/commit_test.go
index a3c6fa3fbb..96f540e509 100644
--- a/commit_test.go
+++ b/commit_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	imageStorage "github.com/containers/image/v5/storage"
-	"github.com/containers/image/v5/types"
 	"github.com/containers/storage"
 	storageTypes "github.com/containers/storage/types"
 	v1 "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 func TestCommitLinkedLayers(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	systemContext := types.SystemContext{}
 	now := time.Now()
 
 	graphDriverName := os.Getenv("STORAGE_DRIVER")
@@ -84,6 +82,7 @@ func TestCommitLinkedLayers(t *testing.T) {
 			Name: string(rspec.NetworkNamespace),
 			Host: true,
 		}},
+		SystemContext: &testSystemContext,
 	}
 	b, err := NewBuilder(ctx, store, builderOptions)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "creating builder")
@@ -91,7 +90,9 @@ func TestCommitLinkedLayers(t *testing.T) {
 	firstFile := makeFile("file0", 0)
 	err = b.Add("/", false, AddAndCopyOptions{}, firstFile)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "adding", firstFile)
-	commitOptions := CommitOptions{}
+	commitOptions := CommitOptions{
+		SystemContext: &testSystemContext,
+	}
 	ref, err := imageStorage.Transport.ParseStoreReference(store, imageName(layerNumber))
 	require.NoError(t, err, "parsing reference for to-be-committed image", imageName(layerNumber))
 	_, _, _, err = b.Commit(ctx, ref, commitOptions)
@@ -106,7 +107,9 @@ func TestCommitLinkedLayers(t *testing.T) {
 	secondFile := makeFile("file1", 0)
 	err = b.Add("/", false, AddAndCopyOptions{}, secondFile)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "adding", secondFile)
-	commitOptions = CommitOptions{}
+	commitOptions = CommitOptions{
+		SystemContext: &testSystemContext,
+	}
 	ref, err = imageStorage.Transport.ParseStoreReference(store, imageName(layerNumber))
 	require.NoError(t, err, "parsing reference for to-be-committed image", imageName(layerNumber))
 	_, _, _, err = b.Commit(ctx, ref, commitOptions)
@@ -161,6 +164,7 @@ func TestCommitLinkedLayers(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		SystemContext: &testSystemContext,
 	}
 	b.AddAppendedLinkedLayer(nil, imageName(layerNumber+6), "", "", ninthArchiveFile)
 	ref, err = imageStorage.Transport.ParseStoreReference(store, imageName(layerNumber))
@@ -177,7 +181,9 @@ func TestCommitLinkedLayers(t *testing.T) {
 	tenthFile := makeFile("file9", 0)
 	err = b.Add("/", false, AddAndCopyOptions{}, tenthFile)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "adding", tenthFile)
-	commitOptions = CommitOptions{}
+	commitOptions = CommitOptions{
+		SystemContext: &testSystemContext,
+	}
 	ref, err = imageStorage.Transport.ParseStoreReference(store, imageName(layerNumber))
 	require.NoError(t, err, "parsing reference for to-be-committed image", imageName(layerNumber))
 	_, _, _, err = b.Commit(ctx, ref, commitOptions)
@@ -186,10 +192,10 @@ func TestCommitLinkedLayers(t *testing.T) {
 	// Get set to examine this image.  At this point, each history entry
 	// should just have "image%d" as its CreatedBy field, and each layer
 	// should have the corresponding file (and nothing else) in it.
-	src, err := ref.NewImageSource(ctx, &systemContext)
+	src, err := ref.NewImageSource(ctx, &testSystemContext)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "opening image source")
 	defer src.Close()
-	img, err := ref.NewImage(ctx, &systemContext)
+	img, err := ref.NewImage(ctx, &testSystemContext)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "opening image")
 	defer img.Close()
 	config, err := img.OCIConfig(ctx)
diff --git a/convertcw_test.go b/convertcw_test.go
index c70c18991b..32f1fb6189 100644
--- a/convertcw_test.go
+++ b/convertcw_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containers/buildah/internal/mkcw"
 	mkcwtypes "github.com/containers/buildah/internal/mkcw/types"
-	"github.com/containers/image/v5/types"
 	"github.com/containers/storage"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ func (d *dummyAttestationHandler) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Re
 
 func TestCWConvertImage(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.TODO()
-	systemContext := &types.SystemContext{}
 	for _, status := range []int{http.StatusOK, http.StatusInternalServerError} {
 		for _, ignoreChainRetrievalErrors := range []bool{false, true} {
 			for _, ignoreAttestationErrors := range []bool{false, true} {
@@ -110,8 +108,9 @@ func TestCWConvertImage(t *testing.T) {
 						AttestationURL:          "http://" + addr.String(),
 						IgnoreAttestationErrors: ignoreAttestationErrors,
 						Slop:                    "16MB",
+						SignaturePolicyPath:     testSystemContext.SignaturePolicyPath,
 					}
-					id, _, _, err := CWConvertImage(ctx, systemContext, store, options)
+					id, _, _, err := CWConvertImage(ctx, &testSystemContext, store, options)
 					if status != http.StatusOK && !ignoreAttestationErrors {
 						assert.Error(t, err)
 						return