diff --git a/packaging/bootc.Containerfile b/packaging/bootc.Containerfile
index fab3ebe0..60277732 100644
--- a/packaging/bootc.Containerfile
+++ b/packaging/bootc.Containerfile
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ RUN ${REPO_CONFIG_SCRIPT} -create ${USHIFT_RPM_REPO_PATH} && \
     rm -rvf ${USHIFT_RPM_REPO_PATH} && \
     dnf clean all
 
+# Pin the greenboot package to 0.15.z until the following issue is resolved:
+# https://github.com/fedora-iot/greenboot-rs/issues/132
+RUN dnf install -y 'greenboot-0.15.*' && dnf clean all
+
 # Post-install MicroShift configuration
 COPY --chmod=755 ./src/rpm/postinstall.sh ${USHIFT_POSTINSTALL_SCRIPT}
 RUN ${USHIFT_POSTINSTALL_SCRIPT} && rm -vf "${USHIFT_POSTINSTALL_SCRIPT}"
diff --git a/src/cluster_manager.sh b/src/cluster_manager.sh
index 314c0746..915b0995 100755
--- a/src/cluster_manager.sh
+++ b/src/cluster_manager.sh
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ _add_node() {
         mount_opts="--volume ${EXTRA_CONFIG}:/etc/microshift/config.d/api_server.yaml:ro"
     fi
 
+    local rc=0
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     sudo podman run --privileged -d \
         --ulimit nofile=524288:524288 \
@@ -134,7 +135,26 @@ _add_node() {
         --hostname "${name}" \
         "${USHIFT_IMAGE}"
 
-    return $?
+    rc=$?
+    if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+        return $rc
+    fi
+
+    # Wait up to 60 seconds for the container to activate the dbus service.
+    # It is necessary to prevent subsequent systemctl commands to fail with dbus errors.
+    local is_active=false
+    for _ in {1..60}; do
+        if sudo podman exec -i "${name}" systemctl is-active -q dbus.service ; then
+            is_active=true
+            break
+        fi
+        sleep 1
+    done
+    if [ "${is_active}" = "false" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: The container did not activate the dbus service within 60 seconds"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/quickrpm.sh b/src/quickrpm.sh
index 55952233..e06ec819 100755
--- a/src/quickrpm.sh
+++ b/src/quickrpm.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ function install_rpms() {
     dnf install -y --setopt=install_weak_deps=False \
         microshift microshift-kindnet microshift-topolvm
     "${WORKDIR}/create_repos.sh" -delete
+
+    # Pin the greenboot package to 0.15.z until the following issue is resolved:
+    # https://github.com/fedora-iot/greenboot-rs/issues/132
+    dnf install -y 'greenboot-0.15.*'
 }
 
 function prepare_lvm_disk() {