diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74f1d14..b340490 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ since 0.4.1, and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.or
 - Document Operating System support [#986](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/issues/986)
 - Tests: Look for regressions when converting PDFs [#321](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/issues/321)
 
+## Added
+
+- It is now possible to specify a custom container runtime in the settings, by
+  using the `container_runtime` key. It should contain the path to the container
+  runtime you want to use. Please note that this doesn't mean we support more
+  container runtimes than Podman and Docker for the time being, but enables you to
+  chose which one you want to use, independently of your platform.
+  ([#925](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/issues/925))
+
 ## [0.8.1](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/compare/v0.8.1...0.8.0)
 
 - Update the container image
diff --git a/dangerzone/container_utils.py b/dangerzone/container_utils.py
index d651f0a..c645358 100644
--- a/dangerzone/container_utils.py
+++ b/dangerzone/container_utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import logging
+import os
 import platform
 import shutil
 import subprocess
-from typing import List, Tuple
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from . import errors
+from .settings import Settings
 from .util import get_resource_path, get_subprocess_startupinfo
 
 CONTAINER_NAME = "dangerzone.rocks/dangerzone"
@@ -12,16 +15,26 @@ CONTAINER_NAME = "dangerzone.rocks/dangerzone"
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def get_runtime_name() -> str:
-    if platform.system() == "Linux":
-        runtime_name = "podman"
-    else:
-        # Windows, Darwin, and unknown use docker for now, dangerzone-vm eventually
-        runtime_name = "docker"
-    return runtime_name
+class Runtime(object):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        settings = Settings()
+
+        if settings.custom_runtime_specified():
+            self.path = Path(settings.get("container_runtime"))
+            self.name = self.path.stem
+        else:
+            self.name = self.get_default_runtime_name()
+            binary_path = shutil.which(self.name)
+            if binary_path is None or not os.path.exists(binary_path):
+                raise errors.NoContainerTechException(self.name)
+            self.path = Path(binary_path)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_default_runtime_name() -> str:
+        return "podman" if platform.system() == "Linux" else "docker"
 
 
-def get_runtime_version() -> Tuple[int, int]:
+def get_runtime_version(runtime: Optional[Runtime] = None) -> Tuple[int, int]:
     """Get the major/minor parts of the Docker/Podman version.
 
     Some of the operations we perform in this module rely on some Podman features
@@ -30,14 +43,15 @@ def get_runtime_version() -> Tuple[int, int]:
     just knowing the major and minor version, since writing/installing a full-blown
     semver parser is an overkill.
     """
+    runtime = runtime or Runtime()
+
     # Get the Docker/Podman version, using a Go template.
-    runtime = get_runtime_name()
-    if runtime == "podman":
+    if runtime.name == "podman":
         query = "{{.Client.Version}}"
     else:
         query = "{{.Server.Version}}"
 
-    cmd = [runtime, "version", "-f", query]
+    cmd = [str(runtime.path), "version", "-f", query]
     try:
         version = subprocess.run(
             cmd,
@@ -46,7 +60,7 @@ def get_runtime_version() -> Tuple[int, int]:
             check=True,
         ).stdout.decode()
     except Exception as e:
-        msg = f"Could not get the version of the {runtime.capitalize()} tool: {e}"
+        msg = f"Could not get the version of the {runtime.name.capitalize()} tool: {e}"
         raise RuntimeError(msg) from e
 
     # Parse this version and return the major/minor parts, since we don't need the
@@ -56,20 +70,12 @@ def get_runtime_version() -> Tuple[int, int]:
         return (int(major), int(minor))
     except Exception as e:
         msg = (
-            f"Could not parse the version of the {runtime.capitalize()} tool"
+            f"Could not parse the version of the {runtime.name.capitalize()} tool"
             f" (found: '{version}') due to the following error: {e}"
         )
         raise RuntimeError(msg)
 
 
-def get_runtime() -> str:
-    container_tech = get_runtime_name()
-    runtime = shutil.which(container_tech)
-    if runtime is None:
-        raise errors.NoContainerTechException(container_tech)
-    return runtime
-
-
 def list_image_tags() -> List[str]:
     """Get the tags of all loaded Dangerzone images.
 
@@ -77,10 +83,11 @@ def list_image_tags() -> List[str]:
     images. This can be useful when we want to find which are the local image tags,
     and which image ID does the "latest" tag point to.
     """
+    runtime = Runtime()
     return (
         subprocess.check_output(
             [
-                get_runtime(),
+                str(runtime.path),
                 "image",
                 "list",
                 "--format",
@@ -97,19 +104,21 @@ def list_image_tags() -> List[str]:
 
 def add_image_tag(image_id: str, new_tag: str) -> None:
     """Add a tag to the Dangerzone image."""
+    runtime = Runtime()
     log.debug(f"Adding tag '{new_tag}' to image '{image_id}'")
     subprocess.check_output(
-        [get_runtime(), "tag", image_id, new_tag],
+        [str(runtime.path), "tag", image_id, new_tag],
         startupinfo=get_subprocess_startupinfo(),
     )
 
 
 def delete_image_tag(tag: str) -> None:
     """Delete a Dangerzone image tag."""
+    runtime = Runtime()
     log.warning(f"Deleting old container image: {tag}")
     try:
         subprocess.check_output(
-            [get_runtime(), "rmi", "--force", tag],
+            [str(runtime.name), "rmi", "--force", tag],
             startupinfo=get_subprocess_startupinfo(),
         )
     except Exception as e:
@@ -121,16 +130,17 @@ def delete_image_tag(tag: str) -> None:
 
 def get_expected_tag() -> str:
     """Get the tag of the Dangerzone image tarball from the image-id.txt file."""
-    with open(get_resource_path("image-id.txt")) as f:
+    with get_resource_path("image-id.txt").open() as f:
         return f.read().strip()
 
 
 def load_image_tarball() -> None:
+    runtime = Runtime()
     log.info("Installing Dangerzone container image...")
     tarball_path = get_resource_path("container.tar")
     try:
         res = subprocess.run(
-            [get_runtime(), "load", "-i", tarball_path],
+            [str(runtime.path), "load", "-i", str(tarball_path)],
             startupinfo=get_subprocess_startupinfo(),
             capture_output=True,
             check=True,
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@ def load_image_tarball() -> None:
     # `share/image-id.txt` and delete the incorrect tag.
     #
     # [1] https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/16490
-    if get_runtime_name() == "podman" and get_runtime_version() == (3, 4):
+    if runtime.name == "podman" and get_runtime_version(runtime) == (3, 4):
         expected_tag = get_expected_tag()
         bad_tag = f"localhost/{expected_tag}:latest"
         good_tag = f"{CONTAINER_NAME}:{expected_tag}"
diff --git a/dangerzone/gui/__init__.py b/dangerzone/gui/__init__.py
index 0f51759..5a4c26c 100644
--- a/dangerzone/gui/__init__.py
+++ b/dangerzone/gui/__init__.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Application(QtWidgets.QApplication):
     def __init__(self, *args: typing.Any, **kwargs: typing.Any) -> None:
         super(Application, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
-        with open(get_resource_path("dangerzone.css"), "r") as f:
+        with get_resource_path("dangerzone.css").open("r") as f:
             style = f.read()
         self.setStyleSheet(style)
 
diff --git a/dangerzone/gui/logic.py b/dangerzone/gui/logic.py
index 9721043..b8403b1 100644
--- a/dangerzone/gui/logic.py
+++ b/dangerzone/gui/logic.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class DangerzoneGui(DangerzoneCore):
             path = get_resource_path("dangerzone.ico")
         else:
             path = get_resource_path("icon.png")
-        return QtGui.QIcon(path)
+        return QtGui.QIcon(str(path))
 
     def open_pdf_viewer(self, filename: str) -> None:
         if platform.system() == "Darwin":
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class Alert(Dialog):
     def create_layout(self) -> QtWidgets.QBoxLayout:
         logo = QtWidgets.QLabel()
         logo.setPixmap(
-            QtGui.QPixmap.fromImage(QtGui.QImage(get_resource_path("icon.png")))
+            QtGui.QPixmap.fromImage(QtGui.QImage(str(get_resource_path("icon.png"))))
         )
 
         label = QtWidgets.QLabel()
diff --git a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
index 0728961..d162fcf 100644
--- a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def load_svg_image(filename: str, width: int, height: int) -> QtGui.QPixmap:
     This answer is basically taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/25689790
     """
     path = get_resource_path(filename)
-    svg_renderer = QtSvg.QSvgRenderer(path)
+    svg_renderer = QtSvg.QSvgRenderer(str(path))
     image = QtGui.QImage(width, height, QtGui.QImage.Format_ARGB32)
     # Set the ARGB to 0 to prevent rendering artifacts
     image.fill(0x00000000)
@@ -130,9 +130,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
         # Header
         logo = QtWidgets.QLabel()
-        logo.setPixmap(
-            QtGui.QPixmap.fromImage(QtGui.QImage(get_resource_path("icon.png")))
-        )
+        icon_path = str(get_resource_path("icon.png"))
+        logo.setPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap.fromImage(QtGui.QImage(icon_path)))
         header_label = QtWidgets.QLabel("Dangerzone")
         header_label.setFont(self.dangerzone.fixed_font)
         header_label.setStyleSheet("QLabel { font-weight: bold; font-size: 50px; }")
@@ -575,8 +574,15 @@ class WaitingWidgetContainer(WaitingWidget):
             self.finished.emit()
 
     def state_change(self, state: str, error: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
+        custom_runtime = self.dangerzone.settings.custom_runtime_specified()
+
         if state == "not_installed":
-            if platform.system() == "Linux":
+            if custom_runtime:
+                self.show_error(
+                    "<strong>We could not find the container runtime defined in your settings</strong><br><br>"
+                    "Please check your settings, install it if needed, and retry."
+                )
+            elif platform.system() == "Linux":
                 self.show_error(
                     "<strong>Dangerzone requires Podman</strong><br><br>"
                     "Install it and retry."
@@ -589,7 +595,12 @@ class WaitingWidgetContainer(WaitingWidget):
                 )
 
         elif state == "not_running":
-            if platform.system() == "Linux":
+            if custom_runtime:
+                self.show_error(
+                    "<strong>We were unable to start the container runtime defined in your settings</strong><br><br>"
+                    "Please check your settings, install it if needed, and retry."
+                )
+            elif platform.system() == "Linux":
                 # "not_running" here means that the `podman image ls` command failed.
                 message = (
                     "<strong>Dangerzone requires Podman</strong><br><br>"
@@ -1306,7 +1317,7 @@ class DocumentWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
     def load_status_image(self, filename: str) -> QtGui.QPixmap:
         path = get_resource_path(filename)
-        img = QtGui.QImage(path)
+        img = QtGui.QImage(str(path))
         image = QtGui.QPixmap.fromImage(img)
         return image.scaled(QtCore.QSize(15, 15))
 
diff --git a/dangerzone/isolation_provider/container.py b/dangerzone/isolation_provider/container.py
index 1cd80cc..ed810f8 100644
--- a/dangerzone/isolation_provider/container.py
+++ b/dangerzone/isolation_provider/container.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import subprocess
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
 from .. import container_utils, errors
+from ..container_utils import Runtime
 from ..document import Document
 from ..util import get_resource_path, get_subprocess_startupinfo
 from .base import IsolationProvider, terminate_process_group
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ class Container(IsolationProvider):
         * Do not map the host user to the container, with `--userns nomap` (available
           from Podman 4.1 onwards)
         """
-        if container_utils.get_runtime_name() == "podman":
+        runtime = Runtime()
+        if runtime.name == "podman":
             security_args = ["--log-driver", "none"]
             security_args += ["--security-opt", "no-new-privileges"]
             if container_utils.get_runtime_version() >= (4, 1):
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ class Container(IsolationProvider):
         #
         # [1] https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/issues/846
         # [2] https://github.com/containers/common/blob/d3283f8401eeeb21f3c59a425b5461f069e199a7/pkg/seccomp/seccomp.json
-        seccomp_json_path = get_resource_path("seccomp.gvisor.json")
+        seccomp_json_path = str(get_resource_path("seccomp.gvisor.json"))
         security_args += ["--security-opt", f"seccomp={seccomp_json_path}"]
 
         security_args += ["--cap-drop", "all"]
@@ -123,12 +125,11 @@ class Container(IsolationProvider):
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_available() -> bool:
-        container_runtime = container_utils.get_runtime()
-        runtime_name = container_utils.get_runtime_name()
+        runtime = Runtime()
 
         # Can we run `docker/podman image ls` without an error
         with subprocess.Popen(
-            [container_runtime, "image", "ls"],
+            [str(runtime.path), "image", "ls"],
             stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
             startupinfo=get_subprocess_startupinfo(),
@@ -136,14 +137,18 @@ class Container(IsolationProvider):
             _, stderr = p.communicate()
             if p.returncode != 0:
                 raise errors.NotAvailableContainerTechException(
-                    runtime_name, stderr.decode()
+                    runtime.name, stderr.decode()
                 )
             return True
 
     def check_docker_desktop_version(self) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
         # On windows and darwin, check that the minimum version is met
         version = ""
-        if platform.system() != "Linux":
+        runtime = Runtime()
+        runtime_is_docker = runtime.name == "docker"
+        platform_is_not_linux = platform.system() != "Linux"
+
+        if runtime_is_docker and platform_is_not_linux:
             with subprocess.Popen(
                 ["docker", "version", "--format", "{{.Server.Platform.Name}}"],
                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ class Container(IsolationProvider):
         command: List[str],
         name: str,
     ) -> subprocess.Popen:
-        container_runtime = container_utils.get_runtime()
+        runtime = Runtime()
         security_args = self.get_runtime_security_args()
         debug_args = []
         if self.debug:
@@ -215,7 +220,7 @@ class Container(IsolationProvider):
             + image_name
             + command
         )
-        return self.exec([container_runtime] + args)
+        return self.exec([str(runtime.path)] + args)
 
     def kill_container(self, name: str) -> None:
         """Terminate a spawned container.
@@ -227,8 +232,8 @@ class Container(IsolationProvider):
         connected to the Docker daemon, and killing it will just close the associated
         standard streams.
         """
-        container_runtime = container_utils.get_runtime()
-        cmd = [container_runtime, "kill", name]
+        runtime = Runtime()
+        cmd = [str(runtime.path), "kill", name]
         try:
             # We do not check the exit code of the process here, since the container may
             # have stopped right before invoking this command. In that case, the
@@ -284,10 +289,10 @@ class Container(IsolationProvider):
         # after a podman kill / docker kill invocation, this will likely be the case,
         # else the container runtime (Docker/Podman) has experienced a problem, and we
         # should report it.
-        container_runtime = container_utils.get_runtime()
+        runtime = Runtime()
         name = self.doc_to_pixels_container_name(document)
         all_containers = subprocess.run(
-            [container_runtime, "ps", "-a"],
+            [str(runtime.path), "ps", "-a"],
             capture_output=True,
             startupinfo=get_subprocess_startupinfo(),
         )
@@ -298,19 +303,20 @@ class Container(IsolationProvider):
         # FIXME hardcoded 1 until length conversions are better handled
         # https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/issues/257
         return 1
+        runtime = Runtime()  # type: ignore [unreachable]
 
-        n_cpu = 1  # type: ignore [unreachable]
+        n_cpu = 1
         if platform.system() == "Linux":
             # if on linux containers run natively
             cpu_count = os.cpu_count()
             if cpu_count is not None:
                 n_cpu = cpu_count
 
-        elif container_utils.get_runtime_name() == "docker":
+        elif runtime.name == "docker":
             # For Windows and MacOS containers run in VM
             # So we obtain the CPU count for the VM
             n_cpu_str = subprocess.check_output(
-                [container_utils.get_runtime(), "info", "--format", "{{.NCPU}}"],
+                [str(runtime.path), "info", "--format", "{{.NCPU}}"],
                 text=True,
                 startupinfo=get_subprocess_startupinfo(),
             )
diff --git a/dangerzone/isolation_provider/qubes.py b/dangerzone/isolation_provider/qubes.py
index 4d2d5ee..d46e6cc 100644
--- a/dangerzone/isolation_provider/qubes.py
+++ b/dangerzone/isolation_provider/qubes.py
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ def is_qubes_native_conversion() -> bool:
         # This disambiguates if it is running a Qubes targetted build or not
         # (Qubes-specific builds don't ship the container image)
 
-        container_image_path = get_resource_path("container.tar")
-        return not os.path.exists(container_image_path)
+        return not get_resource_path("container.tar").exists()
     else:
         return False
diff --git a/dangerzone/logic.py b/dangerzone/logic.py
index eb588b9..74884af 100644
--- a/dangerzone/logic.py
+++ b/dangerzone/logic.py
@@ -23,16 +23,13 @@ class DangerzoneCore(object):
         # Initialize terminal colors
         colorama.init(autoreset=True)
 
-        # App data folder
-        self.appdata_path = util.get_config_dir()
-
         # Languages supported by tesseract
-        with open(get_resource_path("ocr-languages.json"), "r") as f:
+        with get_resource_path("ocr-languages.json").open("r") as f:
             unsorted_ocr_languages = json.load(f)
             self.ocr_languages = dict(sorted(unsorted_ocr_languages.items()))
 
         # Load settings
-        self.settings = Settings(self)
+        self.settings = Settings()
         self.documents: List[Document] = []
         self.isolation_provider = isolation_provider
 
diff --git a/dangerzone/settings.py b/dangerzone/settings.py
index 32026d6..a10ad6b 100644
--- a/dangerzone/settings.py
+++ b/dangerzone/settings.py
@@ -6,24 +6,18 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict
 from packaging import version
 
 from .document import SAFE_EXTENSION
-from .util import get_version
+from .util import get_config_dir, get_version
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .logic import DangerzoneCore
-
 SETTINGS_FILENAME: str = "settings.json"
 
 
 class Settings:
     settings: Dict[str, Any]
 
-    def __init__(self, dangerzone: "DangerzoneCore") -> None:
-        self.dangerzone = dangerzone
-        self.settings_filename = os.path.join(
-            self.dangerzone.appdata_path, SETTINGS_FILENAME
-        )
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.settings_filename = get_config_dir() / SETTINGS_FILENAME
         self.default_settings: Dict[str, Any] = self.generate_default_settings()
         self.load()
 
@@ -45,6 +39,9 @@ class Settings:
             "updater_errors": 0,
         }
 
+    def custom_runtime_specified(self) -> bool:
+        return "container_runtime" in self.settings
+
     def get(self, key: str) -> Any:
         return self.settings[key]
 
@@ -91,6 +88,6 @@ class Settings:
         self.save()
 
     def save(self) -> None:
-        os.makedirs(self.dangerzone.appdata_path, exist_ok=True)
-        with open(self.settings_filename, "w") as settings_file:
+        self.settings_filename.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with self.settings_filename.open("w") as settings_file:
             json.dump(self.settings, settings_file, indent=4)
diff --git a/dangerzone/util.py b/dangerzone/util.py
index 1fa3025..6cae643 100644
--- a/dangerzone/util.py
+++ b/dangerzone/util.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import pathlib
 import platform
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import traceback
 import unicodedata
+from pathlib import Path
 
 try:
     import platformdirs
@@ -11,40 +11,39 @@ except ImportError:
     import appdirs as platformdirs
 
 
-def get_config_dir() -> str:
-    return platformdirs.user_config_dir("dangerzone")
+def get_config_dir() -> Path:
+    return Path(platformdirs.user_config_dir("dangerzone"))
 
 
-def get_resource_path(filename: str) -> str:
+def get_resource_path(filename: str) -> Path:
     if getattr(sys, "dangerzone_dev", False):
         # Look for resources directory relative to python file
-        project_root = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent
+        project_root = Path(__file__).parent.parent
         prefix = project_root / "share"
     else:
         if platform.system() == "Darwin":
-            bin_path = pathlib.Path(sys.executable)
+            bin_path = Path(sys.executable)
             app_path = bin_path.parent.parent
             prefix = app_path / "Resources" / "share"
         elif platform.system() == "Linux":
-            prefix = pathlib.Path(sys.prefix) / "share" / "dangerzone"
+            prefix = Path(sys.prefix) / "share" / "dangerzone"
         elif platform.system() == "Windows":
-            exe_path = pathlib.Path(sys.executable)
+            exe_path = Path(sys.executable)
             dz_install_path = exe_path.parent
             prefix = dz_install_path / "share"
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported system {platform.system()}")
-    resource_path = prefix / filename
-    return str(resource_path)
+    return prefix / filename
 
 
-def get_tessdata_dir() -> pathlib.Path:
+def get_tessdata_dir() -> Path:
     if getattr(sys, "dangerzone_dev", False) or platform.system() in (
         "Windows",
         "Darwin",
     ):
         # Always use the tessdata path from the Dangerzone ./share directory, for
         # development builds, or in Windows/macOS platforms.
-        return pathlib.Path(get_resource_path("tessdata"))
+        return get_resource_path("tessdata")
 
     # In case of Linux systems, grab the Tesseract data from any of the following
     # locations. We have found some of the locations through trial and error, whereas
@@ -55,11 +54,11 @@ def get_tessdata_dir() -> pathlib.Path:
     #
     # [1] https://tesseract-ocr.github.io/tessdoc/Installation.html
     tessdata_dirs = [
-        pathlib.Path("/usr/share/tessdata/"),  # on some Debian
-        pathlib.Path("/usr/share/tesseract/tessdata/"),  # on Fedora
-        pathlib.Path("/usr/share/tesseract-ocr/tessdata/"),  # ? (documented)
-        pathlib.Path("/usr/share/tesseract-ocr/4.00/tessdata/"),  # on Debian Bullseye
-        pathlib.Path("/usr/share/tesseract-ocr/5/tessdata/"),  # on Debian Trixie
+        Path("/usr/share/tessdata/"),  # on some Debian
+        Path("/usr/share/tesseract/tessdata/"),  # on Fedora
+        Path("/usr/share/tesseract-ocr/tessdata/"),  # ? (documented)
+        Path("/usr/share/tesseract-ocr/4.00/tessdata/"),  # on Debian Bullseye
+        Path("/usr/share/tesseract-ocr/5/tessdata/"),  # on Debian Trixie
     ]
 
     for dir in tessdata_dirs:
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ def get_tessdata_dir() -> pathlib.Path:
 
 def get_version() -> str:
     try:
-        with open(get_resource_path("version.txt")) as f:
+        with get_resource_path("version.txt").open() as f:
             version = f.read().strip()
     except FileNotFoundError:
         # In dev mode, in Windows, get_resource_path doesn't work properly for the container, but luckily
diff --git a/tests/gui/conftest.py b/tests/gui/conftest.py
index cbf49de..28df274 100644
--- a/tests/gui/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/gui/conftest.py
@@ -21,34 +21,25 @@ def get_qt_app() -> Application:
 
 def generate_isolated_updater(
     tmp_path: Path,
-    monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch,
-    app_mocker: Optional[MockerFixture] = None,
+    mocker: MockerFixture,
+    mock_app: bool = False,
 ) -> UpdaterThread:
     """Generate an Updater class with its own settings."""
-    if app_mocker:
-        app = app_mocker.MagicMock()
-    else:
-        app = get_qt_app()
+    app = mocker.MagicMock() if mock_app else get_qt_app()
 
     dummy = Dummy()
-    # XXX: We can monkey-patch global state without wrapping it in a context manager, or
-    # worrying that it will leak between tests, for two reasons:
-    #
-    # 1. Parallel tests in PyTest take place in different processes.
-    # 2. The monkeypatch fixture tears down the monkey-patch after each test ends.
-    monkeypatch.setattr(util, "get_config_dir", lambda: tmp_path)
+    mocker.patch("dangerzone.settings.get_config_dir", return_value=tmp_path)
+
     dangerzone = DangerzoneGui(app, isolation_provider=dummy)
     updater = UpdaterThread(dangerzone)
     return updater
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def updater(
-    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch, mocker: MockerFixture
-) -> UpdaterThread:
-    return generate_isolated_updater(tmp_path, monkeypatch, mocker)
+def updater(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> UpdaterThread:
+    return generate_isolated_updater(tmp_path, mocker, mock_app=True)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def qt_updater(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> UpdaterThread:
-    return generate_isolated_updater(tmp_path, monkeypatch)
+def qt_updater(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> UpdaterThread:
+    return generate_isolated_updater(tmp_path, mocker, mock_app=False)
diff --git a/tests/gui/test_updater.py b/tests/gui/test_updater.py
index 430a621..9bf544a 100644
--- a/tests/gui/test_updater.py
+++ b/tests/gui/test_updater.py
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ def test_default_updater_settings(updater: UpdaterThread) -> None:
     )
 
 
-def test_pre_0_4_2_settings(
-    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch, mocker: MockerFixture
-) -> None:
+def test_pre_0_4_2_settings(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """Check settings of installations prior to 0.4.2.
 
     Check that installations that have been upgraded from a version < 0.4.2 to >= 0.4.2
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ def test_pre_0_4_2_settings(
     in their settings.json file.
     """
     save_settings(tmp_path, default_settings_0_4_1())
-    updater = generate_isolated_updater(tmp_path, monkeypatch, mocker)
+    updater = generate_isolated_updater(tmp_path, mocker, mock_app=True)
     assert (
         updater.dangerzone.settings.get_updater_settings() == default_updater_settings()
     )
@@ -83,12 +81,10 @@ def test_post_0_4_2_settings(
     # version is 0.4.3.
     expected_settings = default_updater_settings()
     expected_settings["updater_latest_version"] = "0.4.3"
-    monkeypatch.setattr(
-        settings, "get_version", lambda: expected_settings["updater_latest_version"]
-    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "get_version", lambda: "0.4.3")
 
     # Ensure that the Settings class will correct the latest version field to 0.4.3.
-    updater = generate_isolated_updater(tmp_path, monkeypatch, mocker)
+    updater = generate_isolated_updater(tmp_path, mocker, mock_app=True)
     assert updater.dangerzone.settings.get_updater_settings() == expected_settings
 
     # Simulate an updater check that found a newer Dangerzone version (e.g., 0.4.4).
@@ -118,9 +114,7 @@ def test_linux_no_check(updater: UpdaterThread, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> Non
     assert updater.dangerzone.settings.get_updater_settings() == expected_settings
 
 
-def test_user_prompts(
-    updater: UpdaterThread, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch, mocker: MockerFixture
-) -> None:
+def test_user_prompts(updater: UpdaterThread, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """Test prompting users to ask them if they want to enable update checks."""
     # First run
     #
@@ -370,8 +364,6 @@ def test_update_errors(
 def test_update_check_prompt(
     qtbot: QtBot,
     qt_updater: UpdaterThread,
-    monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch,
-    mocker: MockerFixture,
 ) -> None:
     """Test that the prompt to enable update checks works properly."""
     # Force Dangerzone to check immediately for updates
diff --git a/tests/isolation_provider/test_container.py b/tests/isolation_provider/test_container.py
index c8c9655..8a5f170 100644
--- a/tests/isolation_provider/test_container.py
+++ b/tests/isolation_provider/test_container.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 from pytest_subprocess import FakeProcess
 
-from dangerzone import container_utils, errors
+from dangerzone import errors
+from dangerzone.container_utils import Runtime
 from dangerzone.isolation_provider.container import Container
 from dangerzone.isolation_provider.qubes import is_qubes_native_conversion
 from dangerzone.util import get_resource_path
@@ -24,42 +25,51 @@ def provider() -> Container:
     return Container()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def runtime_path() -> str:
+    return str(Runtime().path)
+
+
 class TestContainer(IsolationProviderTest):
-    def test_is_available_raises(self, provider: Container, fp: FakeProcess) -> None:
+    def test_is_available_raises(
+        self, provider: Container, fp: FakeProcess, runtime_path: str
+    ) -> None:
         """
         NotAvailableContainerTechException should be raised when
         the "podman image ls" command fails.
         """
         fp.register_subprocess(
-            [container_utils.get_runtime(), "image", "ls"],
+            [runtime_path, "image", "ls"],
             returncode=-1,
             stderr="podman image ls logs",
         )
         with pytest.raises(errors.NotAvailableContainerTechException):
             provider.is_available()
 
-    def test_is_available_works(self, provider: Container, fp: FakeProcess) -> None:
+    def test_is_available_works(
+        self, provider: Container, fp: FakeProcess, runtime_path: str
+    ) -> None:
         """
         No exception should be raised when the "podman image ls" can return properly.
         """
         fp.register_subprocess(
-            [container_utils.get_runtime(), "image", "ls"],
+            [runtime_path, "image", "ls"],
         )
         provider.is_available()
 
     def test_install_raise_if_image_cant_be_installed(
-        self, provider: Container, fp: FakeProcess
+        self, provider: Container, fp: FakeProcess, runtime_path: str
     ) -> None:
         """When an image installation fails, an exception should be raised"""
 
         fp.register_subprocess(
-            [container_utils.get_runtime(), "image", "ls"],
+            [runtime_path, "image", "ls"],
         )
 
         # First check should return nothing.
         fp.register_subprocess(
             [
-                container_utils.get_runtime(),
+                runtime_path,
                 "image",
                 "list",
                 "--format",
@@ -71,10 +81,10 @@ class TestContainer(IsolationProviderTest):
 
         fp.register_subprocess(
             [
-                container_utils.get_runtime(),
+                runtime_path,
                 "load",
                 "-i",
-                get_resource_path("container.tar"),
+                get_resource_path("container.tar").absolute(),
             ],
             returncode=-1,
         )
@@ -83,22 +93,22 @@ class TestContainer(IsolationProviderTest):
             provider.install()
 
     def test_install_raises_if_still_not_installed(
-        self, provider: Container, fp: FakeProcess
+        self, provider: Container, fp: FakeProcess, runtime_path: str
     ) -> None:
         """When an image keep being not installed, it should return False"""
         fp.register_subprocess(
-            ["podman", "version", "-f", "{{.Client.Version}}"],
+            [runtime_path, "version", "-f", "{{.Client.Version}}"],
             stdout="4.0.0",
         )
 
         fp.register_subprocess(
-            [container_utils.get_runtime(), "image", "ls"],
+            [runtime_path, "image", "ls"],
         )
 
         # First check should return nothing.
         fp.register_subprocess(
             [
-                container_utils.get_runtime(),
+                runtime_path,
                 "image",
                 "list",
                 "--format",
@@ -110,10 +120,10 @@ class TestContainer(IsolationProviderTest):
 
         fp.register_subprocess(
             [
-                container_utils.get_runtime(),
+                runtime_path,
                 "load",
                 "-i",
-                get_resource_path("container.tar"),
+                get_resource_path("container.tar").absolute(),
             ],
         )
         with pytest.raises(errors.ImageNotPresentException):
diff --git a/tests/test_container_utils.py b/tests/test_container_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..570bae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_container_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
+
+from dangerzone.container_utils import Runtime
+from dangerzone.settings import Settings
+
+
+def test_get_runtime_name_from_settings(mocker: MockerFixture, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    mocker.patch("dangerzone.settings.get_config_dir", return_value=tmp_path)
+
+    settings = Settings()
+    settings.set(
+        "container_runtime", "/opt/somewhere/new-kid-on-the-block", autosave=True
+    )
+
+    assert Runtime().name == "new-kid-on-the-block"
+
+
+def test_get_runtime_name_linux(mocker: MockerFixture, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    mocker.patch("dangerzone.settings.get_config_dir", return_value=tmp_path)
+    mocker.patch("platform.system", return_value="Linux")
+    mocker.patch(
+        "dangerzone.container_utils.shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/podman"
+    )
+    mocker.patch("dangerzone.container_utils.os.path.exists", return_value=True)
+    runtime = Runtime()
+    assert runtime.name == "podman"
+    assert runtime.path == Path("/usr/bin/podman")
+
+
+def test_get_runtime_name_non_linux(mocker: MockerFixture, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    mocker.patch("platform.system", return_value="Windows")
+    mocker.patch("dangerzone.settings.get_config_dir", return_value=tmp_path)
+    mocker.patch(
+        "dangerzone.container_utils.shutil.which", return_value="/usr/bin/docker"
+    )
+    mocker.patch("dangerzone.container_utils.os.path.exists", return_value=True)
+    runtime = Runtime()
+    assert runtime.name == "docker"
+    assert runtime.path == Path("/usr/bin/docker")
+
+    mocker.patch("platform.system", return_value="Something else")
+
+    runtime = Runtime()
+    assert runtime.name == "docker"
+    assert runtime.path == Path("/usr/bin/docker")
+    assert Runtime().name == "docker"
diff --git a/tests/test_settings.py b/tests/test_settings.py
index 13deadd..58906b7 100644
--- a/tests/test_settings.py
+++ b/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import json
-import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import PropertyMock
 
@@ -22,13 +21,6 @@ def default_settings_0_4_1() -> dict:
     }
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def settings(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> Settings:
-    dz_core = mocker.MagicMock()
-    type(dz_core).appdata_path = PropertyMock(return_value=tmp_path)
-    return Settings(dz_core)
-
-
 def save_settings(tmp_path: Path, settings: dict) -> None:
     """Mimic the way Settings save a dictionary to a settings.json file."""
     settings_filename = tmp_path / "settings.json"
@@ -36,26 +28,31 @@ def save_settings(tmp_path: Path, settings: dict) -> None:
         json.dump(settings, settings_file, indent=4)
 
 
-def test_no_settings_file_creates_new_one(settings: Settings) -> None:
+def test_no_settings_file_creates_new_one(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    mocker: MockerFixture,
+) -> None:
     """Default settings file is created on first run"""
-    assert os.path.isfile(settings.settings_filename)
-    new_settings_dict = json.load(open(settings.settings_filename))
-    assert sorted(new_settings_dict.items()) == sorted(
-        settings.generate_default_settings().items()
-    )
+    mocker.patch("dangerzone.settings.get_config_dir", return_value=tmp_path)
+    settings = Settings()
+
+    assert settings.settings_filename.is_file()
+    with settings.settings_filename.open() as settings_file:
+        new_settings_dict = json.load(settings_file)
+        assert sorted(new_settings_dict.items()) == sorted(
+            settings.generate_default_settings().items()
+        )
 
 
 def test_corrupt_settings(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     # Set some broken settings file
     corrupt_settings_dict = "{:}"
-    with open(tmp_path / SETTINGS_FILENAME, "w") as settings_file:
+    with (tmp_path / SETTINGS_FILENAME).open("w") as settings_file:
         settings_file.write(corrupt_settings_dict)
 
-    # Initialize settings
-    dz_core = mocker.MagicMock()
-    type(dz_core).appdata_path = PropertyMock(return_value=tmp_path)
-    settings = Settings(dz_core)
-    assert os.path.isfile(settings.settings_filename)
+    mocker.patch("dangerzone.settings.get_config_dir", return_value=tmp_path)
+    settings = Settings()
+    assert settings.settings_filename.is_file()
 
     # Check if settings file was reset to the default
     new_settings_dict = json.load(open(settings.settings_filename))
@@ -66,10 +63,7 @@ def test_corrupt_settings(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
 
 
 def test_new_default_setting(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
-    # Initialize settings
-    dz_core = mocker.MagicMock()
-    type(dz_core).appdata_path = PropertyMock(return_value=tmp_path)
-    settings = Settings(dz_core)
+    settings = Settings()
     settings.save()
 
     # Ensure new default setting is imported into settings
@@ -78,15 +72,12 @@ def test_new_default_setting(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
         return_value={"mock_setting": 1},
     )
 
-    settings2 = Settings(dz_core)
+    settings2 = Settings()
     assert settings2.get("mock_setting") == 1
 
 
 def test_new_settings_added(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
-    # Initialize settings
-    dz_core = mocker.MagicMock()
-    type(dz_core).appdata_path = PropertyMock(return_value=tmp_path)
-    settings = Settings(dz_core)
+    settings = Settings()
 
     # Add new setting
     settings.set("new_setting_autosaved", 20, autosave=True)
@@ -95,7 +86,7 @@ def test_new_settings_added(tmp_path: Path, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     )  # XXX has to be afterwards; otherwise this will be saved
 
     # Simulate new app startup (settings recreation)
-    settings2 = Settings(dz_core)
+    settings2 = Settings()
 
     # Check if new setting persisted
     assert 20 == settings2.get("new_setting_autosaved")
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
index 13d36ee..a8726bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ VERSION_FILE_NAME = "version.txt"
 
 def test_get_resource_path() -> None:
     share_dir = Path("share").resolve()
-    resource_path = Path(util.get_resource_path(VERSION_FILE_NAME)).parent
+    resource_path = util.get_resource_path(VERSION_FILE_NAME).parent
     assert share_dir.samefile(resource_path), (
         f"{share_dir} is not the same file as {resource_path}"
     )