diff --git a/cmd/buildah/addcopy.go b/cmd/buildah/addcopy.go
index cf6e2388738..cbb255810df 100644
--- a/cmd/buildah/addcopy.go
+++ b/cmd/buildah/addcopy.go
@@ -171,20 +171,20 @@ func addAndCopyCmd(c *cobra.Command, args []string, verb string, iopts addCopyRe
 			if err2 != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to obtain decrypt config: %w", err2)
 			}
-			var pullPushRetryDelay time.Duration
-			pullPushRetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.retryDelay)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.retryDelay, err)
-			}
 			options := buildah.BuilderOptions{
 				FromImage:           iopts.from,
 				BlobDirectory:       iopts.blobCache,
 				SignaturePolicyPath: iopts.signaturePolicy,
 				SystemContext:       systemContext,
 				MaxPullRetries:      iopts.retry,
-				PullRetryDelay:      pullPushRetryDelay,
 				OciDecryptConfig:    decryptConfig,
 			}
+			if iopts.retryDelay != "" {
+				options.PullRetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.retryDelay)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.retryDelay, err)
+				}
+			}
 			if !iopts.quiet {
 				options.ReportWriter = os.Stderr
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/buildah/from.go b/cmd/buildah/from.go
index eae18f8e36f..a0851f74437 100644
--- a/cmd/buildah/from.go
+++ b/cmd/buildah/from.go
@@ -269,12 +269,6 @@ func fromCmd(c *cobra.Command, args []string, iopts fromReply) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to obtain decrypt config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var pullPushRetryDelay time.Duration
-	pullPushRetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.RetryDelay)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.RetryDelay, err)
-	}
-
 	options := buildah.BuilderOptions{
 		FromImage:             args[0],
 		Container:             iopts.name,
@@ -296,10 +290,16 @@ func fromCmd(c *cobra.Command, args []string, iopts fromReply) error {
 		BlobDirectory:         iopts.BlobCache,
 		Devices:               devices,
 		MaxPullRetries:        iopts.Retry,
-		PullRetryDelay:        pullPushRetryDelay,
 		OciDecryptConfig:      decConfig,
 	}
 
+	if iopts.RetryDelay != "" {
+		options.PullRetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.RetryDelay)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.RetryDelay, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if !iopts.quiet {
 		options.ReportWriter = os.Stderr
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/buildah/manifest.go b/cmd/buildah/manifest.go
index fc2e44bac40..c165d1f94eb 100644
--- a/cmd/buildah/manifest.go
+++ b/cmd/buildah/manifest.go
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ func init() {
 	}
 	flags.BoolVar(&manifestPushOpts.tlsVerify, "tls-verify", true, "require HTTPS and verify certificates when accessing the registry. TLS verification cannot be used when talking to an insecure registry.")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&manifestPushOpts.quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "don't output progress information when pushing lists")
-	flags.IntVar(&manifestPushOpts.retry, "retry", cli.MaxPullPushRetries, "number of times to retry in case of failure when performing push")
-	flags.StringVar(&manifestPushOpts.retryDelay, "retry-delay", cli.PullPushRetryDelay.String(), "delay between retries in case of push failures")
+	flags.IntVar(&manifestPushOpts.retry, "retry", int(defaultContainerConfig.Engine.Retry), "number of times to retry in case of failure when performing push")
+	flags.StringVar(&manifestPushOpts.retryDelay, "retry-delay", defaultContainerConfig.Engine.RetryDelay, "delay between retries in case of push failures")
 	flags.SetNormalizeFunc(cli.AliasFlags)
 	manifestCommand.AddCommand(manifestPushCommand)
 
@@ -1161,10 +1161,6 @@ func manifestPush(systemContext *types.SystemContext, store storage.Store, listI
 	}
 
 	retry := uint(opts.retry)
-	retryDelay, err := time.ParseDuration(opts.retryDelay)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse retryDelay %q: %w", opts.retryDelay, err)
-	}
 
 	options := manifests.PushOptions{
 		Store:                  store,
@@ -1177,7 +1173,13 @@ func manifestPush(systemContext *types.SystemContext, store storage.Store, listI
 		AddCompression:         opts.addCompression,
 		ForceCompressionFormat: opts.forceCompressionFormat,
 		MaxRetries:             &retry,
-		RetryDelay:             &retryDelay,
+	}
+	if opts.retryDelay != "" {
+		retryDelay, err := time.ParseDuration(opts.retryDelay)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse retryDelay %q: %w", opts.retryDelay, err)
+		}
+		options.RetryDelay = &retryDelay
 	}
 	if opts.all {
 		options.ImageListSelection = cp.CopyAllImages
diff --git a/cmd/buildah/pull.go b/cmd/buildah/pull.go
index 74fe950dca3..72b0b1c999e 100644
--- a/cmd/buildah/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/buildah/pull.go
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ func init() {
 	flags.StringSlice("platform", []string{parse.DefaultPlatform()}, "prefer OS/ARCH instead of the current operating system and architecture for choosing images")
 	flags.String("variant", "", "override the `variant` of the specified image")
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.tlsVerify, "tls-verify", true, "require HTTPS and verify certificates when accessing the registry. TLS verification cannot be used when talking to an insecure registry.")
-	flags.IntVar(&opts.retry, "retry", cli.MaxPullPushRetries, "number of times to retry in case of failure when performing pull")
-	flags.StringVar(&opts.retryDelay, "retry-delay", cli.PullPushRetryDelay.String(), "delay between retries in case of pull failures")
+	flags.IntVar(&opts.retry, "retry", int(defaultContainerConfig.Engine.Retry), "number of times to retry in case of failure when performing pull")
+	flags.StringVar(&opts.retryDelay, "retry-delay", defaultContainerConfig.Engine.RetryDelay, "delay between retries in case of pull failures")
 	if err := flags.MarkHidden("blob-cache"); err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("error marking blob-cache as hidden: %v", err))
 	}
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ func pullCmd(c *cobra.Command, args []string, iopts pullOptions) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported pull policy %q", iopts.pullPolicy)
 	}
-	var pullPushRetryDelay time.Duration
-	pullPushRetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.retryDelay)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.retryDelay, err)
-	}
 	options := buildah.PullOptions{
 		SignaturePolicyPath: iopts.signaturePolicy,
 		Store:               store,
@@ -137,11 +132,17 @@ func pullCmd(c *cobra.Command, args []string, iopts pullOptions) error {
 		ReportWriter:        os.Stderr,
 		RemoveSignatures:    iopts.removeSignatures,
 		MaxRetries:          iopts.retry,
-		RetryDelay:          pullPushRetryDelay,
 		OciDecryptConfig:    decConfig,
 		PullPolicy:          policy,
 	}
 
+	if iopts.retryDelay != "" {
+		options.RetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.retryDelay)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.retryDelay, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if iopts.quiet {
 		options.ReportWriter = nil // Turns off logging output
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/buildah/push.go b/cmd/buildah/push.go
index 3086dae8283..1b443a34244 100644
--- a/cmd/buildah/push.go
+++ b/cmd/buildah/push.go
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ func init() {
 	flags.StringVar(&opts.compressionFormat, "compression-format", "", "compression format to use")
 	flags.IntVar(&opts.compressionLevel, "compression-level", 0, "compression level to use")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "don't output progress information when pushing images")
-	flags.IntVar(&opts.retry, "retry", cli.MaxPullPushRetries, "number of times to retry in case of failure when performing push/pull")
-	flags.StringVar(&opts.retryDelay, "retry-delay", cli.PullPushRetryDelay.String(), "delay between retries in case of push/pull failures")
+	flags.IntVar(&opts.retry, "retry", int(defaultContainerConfig.Engine.Retry), "number of times to retry in case of failure when performing push")
+	flags.StringVar(&opts.retryDelay, "retry-delay", defaultContainerConfig.Engine.RetryDelay, "delay between retries in case of push failures")
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.rm, "rm", false, "remove the manifest list if push succeeds")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.removeSignatures, "remove-signatures", "", false, "don't copy signatures when pushing image")
 	flags.StringVar(&opts.signBy, "sign-by", "", "sign the image using a GPG key with the specified `FINGERPRINT`")
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@ func pushCmd(c *cobra.Command, args []string, iopts pushOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to obtain encryption config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var pullPushRetryDelay time.Duration
-	pullPushRetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.retryDelay)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.retryDelay, err)
-	}
 	if c.Flag("compression-format").Changed {
 		if !c.Flag("force-compression").Changed {
 			// If `compression-format` is set and no value for `--force-compression`
@@ -217,11 +212,16 @@ func pushCmd(c *cobra.Command, args []string, iopts pushOptions) error {
 		RemoveSignatures:       iopts.removeSignatures,
 		SignBy:                 iopts.signBy,
 		MaxRetries:             iopts.retry,
-		RetryDelay:             pullPushRetryDelay,
 		OciEncryptConfig:       encConfig,
 		OciEncryptLayers:       encLayers,
 		ForceCompressionFormat: iopts.forceCompressionFormat,
 	}
+	if iopts.retryDelay != "" {
+		options.RetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.retryDelay)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.retryDelay, err)
+		}
+	}
 	if !iopts.quiet {
 		options.ReportWriter = os.Stderr
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/build.go b/pkg/cli/build.go
index 6a15b60c9ae..fec10f06acf 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/build.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/build.go
@@ -316,13 +316,6 @@ func GenBuildOptions(c *cobra.Command, inputArgs []string, iopts BuildOptions) (
 			iopts.NoCache = true
 		}
 	}
-	var pullPushRetryDelay time.Duration
-	pullPushRetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.RetryDelay)
-	if err != nil {
-		return options, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.RetryDelay, err)
-	}
-	// Following log line is used in integration test.
-	logrus.Debugf("Setting MaxPullPushRetries to %d and PullPushRetryDelay to %v", iopts.Retry, pullPushRetryDelay)
 
 	if c.Flag("network").Changed && c.Flag("isolation").Changed {
 		if isolation == define.IsolationChroot {
@@ -405,7 +398,6 @@ func GenBuildOptions(c *cobra.Command, inputArgs []string, iopts BuildOptions) (
 		OutputFormat:            format,
 		Platforms:               platforms,
 		PullPolicy:              pullPolicy,
-		PullPushRetryDelay:      pullPushRetryDelay,
 		Quiet:                   iopts.Quiet,
 		RemoveIntermediateCtrs:  iopts.Rm,
 		ReportWriter:            reporter,
@@ -424,6 +416,15 @@ func GenBuildOptions(c *cobra.Command, inputArgs []string, iopts BuildOptions) (
 		UnsetEnvs:               iopts.UnsetEnvs,
 		UnsetLabels:             iopts.UnsetLabels,
 	}
+	if iopts.RetryDelay != "" {
+		options.PullPushRetryDelay, err = time.ParseDuration(iopts.RetryDelay)
+		if err != nil {
+			return options, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse value provided %q as --retry-delay: %w", iopts.RetryDelay, err)
+		}
+		// Following log line is used in integration test.
+		logrus.Debugf("Setting MaxPullPushRetries to %d and PullPushRetryDelay to %v", iopts.Retry, options.PullPushRetryDelay)
+	}
+
 	if iopts.Quiet {
 		options.ReportWriter = io.Discard
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/common.go b/pkg/cli/common.go
index da33983f486..ba29fe03dd6 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/common.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/common.go
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ func GetFromAndBudFlags(flags *FromAndBudResults, usernsResults *UserNSResults,
 	fs.StringVar(&flags.Isolation, "isolation", DefaultIsolation(), "`type` of process isolation to use. Use BUILDAH_ISOLATION environment variable to override.")
 	fs.StringVarP(&flags.Memory, "memory", "m", "", "memory limit (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g)")
 	fs.StringVar(&flags.MemorySwap, "memory-swap", "", "swap limit equal to memory plus swap: '-1' to enable unlimited swap")
-	fs.IntVar(&flags.Retry, "retry", MaxPullPushRetries, "number of times to retry in case of failure when performing push/pull")
-	fs.StringVar(&flags.RetryDelay, "retry-delay", PullPushRetryDelay.String(), "delay between retries in case of push/pull failures")
+	fs.IntVar(&flags.Retry, "retry", int(defaultContainerConfig.Engine.Retry), "number of times to retry in case of failure when performing push/pull")
+	fs.StringVar(&flags.RetryDelay, "retry-delay", defaultContainerConfig.Engine.RetryDelay, "delay between retries in case of push/pull failures")
 	fs.String("arch", runtime.GOARCH, "set the ARCH of the image to the provided value instead of the architecture of the host")
 	fs.String("os", runtime.GOOS, "prefer `OS` instead of the running OS when pulling images")
 	fs.StringSlice("platform", []string{parse.DefaultPlatform()}, "set the `OS/ARCH[/VARIANT]` of the image to the provided value instead of the current operating system and architecture of the host (for example \"linux/arm\")")
diff --git a/tests/bud.bats b/tests/bud.bats
index b20b4d1257d..e5bf859d58d 100644
--- a/tests/bud.bats
+++ b/tests/bud.bats
@@ -6618,10 +6618,10 @@ _EOF
   skip_if_no_runtime
   _prefetch alpine
 
-  run podman run --rm alpine sh -c "echo -n Files=; awk '/open files/{print \$4 \"/\" \$5}' /proc/self/limits"
+  run podman --events-backend=none run --rm alpine sh -c "echo -n Files=; awk '/open files/{print \$4 \"/\" \$5}' /proc/self/limits"
   podman_files=$output
 
-  run podman run --rm alpine sh -c "echo -n Processes=; awk '/processes/{print \$3 \"/\" \$4}' /proc/self/limits"
+  run podman --events-backend=none run --rm alpine sh -c "echo -n Processes=; awk '/processes/{print \$3 \"/\" \$4}' /proc/self/limits"
   podman_processes=$output
 
   CONTAINERS_CONF=/dev/null run_buildah build --no-cache --pull=false $WITH_POLICY_JSON -t foo/bar $BUDFILES/bud.limits
diff --git a/tests/containers_conf.bats b/tests/containers_conf.bats
index e90de6662d9..491e7170425 100644
--- a/tests/containers_conf.bats
+++ b/tests/containers_conf.bats
@@ -138,3 +138,32 @@ _EOF
     fi
 
 }
+
+
+@test "containers.conf retry" {
+    cat >${TEST_SCRATCH_DIR}/containers.conf << EOF
+[engine]
+retry=10
+retry_delay="5s"
+EOF
+    _prefetch alpine
+    CONTAINERS_CONF=${TEST_SCRATCH_DIR}/containers.conf run_buildah build --help
+    expect_output --substring "retry.*\(default 10\)"
+    expect_output --substring "retry-delay.*\(default \"5s\"\)"
+
+    CONTAINERS_CONF=${TEST_SCRATCH_DIR}/containers.conf run_buildah push --help
+    expect_output --substring "retry.*\(default 10\)"
+    expect_output --substring "retry-delay.*\(default \"5s\"\)"
+
+    CONTAINERS_CONF=${TEST_SCRATCH_DIR}/containers.conf run_buildah pull --help
+    expect_output --substring "retry.*\(default 10\)"
+    expect_output --substring "retry-delay.*\(default \"5s\"\)"
+
+    CONTAINERS_CONF=${TEST_SCRATCH_DIR}/containers.conf run_buildah from --help
+    expect_output --substring "retry.*\(default 10\)"
+    expect_output --substring "retry-delay.*\(default \"5s\"\)"
+
+    CONTAINERS_CONF=${TEST_SCRATCH_DIR}/containers.conf run_buildah manifest push --help
+    expect_output --substring "retry.*\(default 10\)"
+    expect_output --substring "retry-delay.*\(default \"5s\"\)"
+}