diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index e395ec27..2248ae5a 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ testinfra.backend.docker.DockerBackend.run = run_bash
 def host():
     # run a container
     docker_id = (
-        subprocess.check_output(["docker", "run", "-t", "-d", "--cap-add=ALL", IMAGE])
+        subprocess.check_output(["docker", "run", "-t", "-d", "--privileged", IMAGE])
         .decode()
         .strip()
     )
diff --git a/test/test_any_automated_install.py b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
index 2ea619f7..1b9fb77f 100644
--- a/test/test_any_automated_install.py
+++ b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
@@ -168,20 +168,23 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
     mock_command("dialog", {"*": ("", "0")}, host)
     # mock git pull
     mock_command_passthrough("git", {"pull": ("", "0")}, host)
-    # mock systemctl to not start lighttpd and FTL
-    mock_command_2(
-        "systemctl",
-        {
-            "enable lighttpd": ("", "0"),
-            "restart lighttpd": ("", "0"),
-            "start lighttpd": ("", "0"),
-            "enable pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
-            "restart pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
-            "start pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
-            "*": ('echo "systemctl call with $@"', "0"),
-        },
-        host,
-    )
+    # if systemd is not PID 1 mock systemctl to not start lighttpd and FTL
+    init_system = host.run("cat /proc/1/comm")
+    print(init_system.stdout)
+    if "systemd" not in init_system.stdout:
+        mock_command_2(
+            "systemctl",
+            {
+                "enable lighttpd": ("", "0"),
+                "restart lighttpd": ("", "0"),
+                "start lighttpd": ("", "0"),
+                "enable pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
+                "restart pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
+                "start pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
+                "*": ('echo "systemctl call with $@"', "0"),
+            },
+            host,
+        )
     # try to install man
     host.run("command -v apt-get > /dev/null && apt-get install -qq man")
     host.run("command -v dnf > /dev/null && dnf install -y man")
@@ -278,13 +281,14 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
     )
     actual_rc = host.run(check_dnsmasqconf).rc
     assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
-    # check readable and executable /etc/init.d/pihole-FTL
-    check_init = test_cmd.format("x", "/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL", piholeuser)
-    actual_rc = host.run(check_init).rc
-    assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
-    check_init = test_cmd.format("r", "/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL", piholeuser)
-    actual_rc = host.run(check_init).rc
-    assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
+    if "systemd" not in init_system.stdout:
+        # check readable and executable /etc/init.d/pihole-FTL
+        check_init = test_cmd.format("x", "/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL", piholeuser)
+        actual_rc = host.run(check_init).rc
+        assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
+        check_init = test_cmd.format("r", "/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL", piholeuser)
+        actual_rc = host.run(check_init).rc
+        assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
     # check readable /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
     check_lighttpd = test_cmd.format("r", "/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf", piholeuser)
     actual_rc = host.run(check_lighttpd).rc
@@ -362,67 +366,69 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableBlockpage(host, test_webpage):
 
     # mock git pull
     mock_command_passthrough("git", {"pull": ("", "0")}, host)
-    # mock systemctl to start lighttpd and FTL
-    ligthttpdcommand = dedent(
-        r'''\"\"
-        echo 'starting lighttpd with {}'
-        if [ command -v "apt-get" >/dev/null 2>&1 ]; then
-            LIGHTTPD_USER="www-data"
-            LIGHTTPD_GROUP="www-data"
-        else
-            LIGHTTPD_USER="lighttpd"
-            LIGHTTPD_GROUP="lighttpd"
-        fi
-        mkdir -p "{run}"
-        chown {usergroup} "{run}"
-        mkdir -p "{cache}"
-        chown {usergroup} "/var/cache"
-        chown {usergroup} "{cache}"
-        mkdir -p "{compress}"
-        chown {usergroup} "{compress}"
-        mkdir -p "{uploads}"
-        chown {usergroup} "{uploads}"
-        chmod 0777 /var
-        chmod 0777 /var/cache
-        chmod 0777 "{cache}"
-        find "{run}" -type d -exec chmod 0777 {chmodarg} \;;
-        find "{run}" -type f -exec chmod 0666 {chmodarg} \;;
-        find "{compress}" -type d -exec chmod 0777 {chmodarg} \;;
-        find "{compress}" -type f -exec chmod 0666 {chmodarg} \;;
-        find "{uploads}" -type d -exec chmod 0777 {chmodarg} \;;
-        find "{uploads}" -type f -exec chmod 0666 {chmodarg} \;;
-        /usr/sbin/lighttpd -tt -f '{config}'
-        /usr/sbin/lighttpd -f '{config}'
-        echo \"\"'''.format(
-            "{}",
-            usergroup="${{LIGHTTPD_USER}}:${{LIGHTTPD_GROUP}}",
-            chmodarg="{{}}",
-            config="/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf",
-            run="/var/run/lighttpd",
-            cache="/var/cache/lighttpd",
-            uploads="/var/cache/lighttpd/uploads",
-            compress="/var/cache/lighttpd/compress",
+    init_system = host.run("cat /proc/1/comm")
+    if "systemd" not in init_system.stdout:
+        # if systemd is not PID 1 mock systemctl to not start lighttpd and FTL
+        ligthttpdcommand = dedent(
+            r'''\"\"
+            echo 'starting lighttpd with {}'
+            if [ command -v "apt-get" >/dev/null 2>&1 ]; then
+                LIGHTTPD_USER="www-data"
+                LIGHTTPD_GROUP="www-data"
+            else
+                LIGHTTPD_USER="lighttpd"
+                LIGHTTPD_GROUP="lighttpd"
+            fi
+            mkdir -p "{run}"
+            chown {usergroup} "{run}"
+            mkdir -p "{cache}"
+            chown {usergroup} "/var/cache"
+            chown {usergroup} "{cache}"
+            mkdir -p "{compress}"
+            chown {usergroup} "{compress}"
+            mkdir -p "{uploads}"
+            chown {usergroup} "{uploads}"
+            chmod 0777 /var
+            chmod 0777 /var/cache
+            chmod 0777 "{cache}"
+            find "{run}" -type d -exec chmod 0777 {chmodarg} \;;
+            find "{run}" -type f -exec chmod 0666 {chmodarg} \;;
+            find "{compress}" -type d -exec chmod 0777 {chmodarg} \;;
+            find "{compress}" -type f -exec chmod 0666 {chmodarg} \;;
+            find "{uploads}" -type d -exec chmod 0777 {chmodarg} \;;
+            find "{uploads}" -type f -exec chmod 0666 {chmodarg} \;;
+            /usr/sbin/lighttpd -tt -f '{config}'
+            /usr/sbin/lighttpd -f '{config}'
+            echo \"\"'''.format(
+                "{}",
+                usergroup="${{LIGHTTPD_USER}}:${{LIGHTTPD_GROUP}}",
+                chmodarg="{{}}",
+                config="/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf",
+                run="/var/run/lighttpd",
+                cache="/var/cache/lighttpd",
+                uploads="/var/cache/lighttpd/uploads",
+                compress="/var/cache/lighttpd/compress",
+            )
+        )
+        FTLcommand = dedent(
+            '''\"\"
+            set -x
+            /etc/init.d/pihole-FTL restart
+            echo \"\"'''
+        )
+        mock_command_run(
+            "systemctl",
+            {
+                "enable lighttpd": ("", "0"),
+                "restart lighttpd": (ligthttpdcommand.format("restart"), "0"),
+                "start lighttpd": (ligthttpdcommand.format("start"), "0"),
+                "enable pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
+                "restart pihole-FTL": (FTLcommand, "0"),
+                "start pihole-FTL": (FTLcommand, "0"),
+                "*": ('echo "systemctl call with $@"', "0"),
+            },
+            host,
         )
-    )
-    FTLcommand = dedent(
-        '''\"\"
-        set -x
-        /etc/init.d/pihole-FTL restart
-        echo \"\"'''
-    )
-    mock_command_run(
-        "systemctl",
-        {
-            "enable lighttpd": ("", "0"),
-            "restart lighttpd": (ligthttpdcommand.format("restart"), "0"),
-            "start lighttpd": (ligthttpdcommand.format("start"), "0"),
-            "enable pihole-FTL": ("", "0"),
-            "restart pihole-FTL": (FTLcommand, "0"),
-            "start pihole-FTL": (FTLcommand, "0"),
-            "*": ('echo "systemctl call with $@"', "0"),
-        },
-        host,
-    )
     # create configuration file
     setup_var_file = "cat <<EOF> /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf\n"
     for k, v in SETUPVARS.items():
diff --git a/test/test_any_utils.py b/test/test_any_utils.py
index 5b4075d9..e334286e 100644
--- a/test/test_any_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_any_utils.py
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ def test_getFTLPIDFile_and_getFTLPID_custom(host):
     host.run(
         """
     tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+    # adding a small delay here because otherwise there is some kind of
+    # race condition with systemd deleting files in /tmp
+    sleep 1
     echo "PIDFILE=${tmpfile}" > /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf
     echo "1234" > ${tmpfile}
     """