diff --git a/lib/src/privtests.rs b/lib/src/privtests.rs
index c1f264794..92e938598 100644
--- a/lib/src/privtests.rs
+++ b/lib/src/privtests.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use camino::Utf8Path;
 use fn_error_context::context;
 use rustix::fd::AsFd;
 use xshell::{cmd, Shell};
-
 use crate::blockdev::LoopbackDevice;
 use crate::install::config::InstallConfiguration;
 
@@ -164,14 +163,33 @@ fn test_install_filesystem(image: &str, blockdev: &Utf8Path) -> Result<()> {
 
 #[context("Container tests")]
 fn test_build_lint(image: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let sh = Shell::new()?;
 
-    cmd!(sh, "podman run --rm --privileged --pid=host --env=RUST_LOG -v /usr/bin/bootc:/usr/bin/bootc {image} bootc build-lint").run()?;
-    let copy_kernel = "bootc build-lint";
-    cmd!(sh, "podman run --rm --privileged --pid=host --env=RUST_LOG -v /usr/bin/bootc:/usr/bin/bootc {image} {copy_kernel}").run()?;
+    let sh = Shell::new()?;
 
+    // Smoke test of build_lint 
+    let _test_1_result = cmd!(sh, "podman run --rm --privileged --pid=host --env=RUST_LOG -v /usr/bin/bootc:/usr/bin/bootc {image} bootc build-lint").run();
+
+    // Setup for multiple kernels lint test
+    cmd!(sh, "podman run -dt --name test --privileged --pid=host --env=RUST_LOG -v /usr/bin/bootc:/usr/bin/bootc {image} bash").run()?;
+    let kernel_name = cmd!(sh, "podman exec test bash -c 'ls /usr/lib/modules | tail -n -1'" ).read()?;
+    Command::new("podman")
+    .arg("exec")
+    .arg("test")
+    .arg("bash")
+    .arg("-c")
+    .arg(format!("sudo cp -r /usr/lib/modules/{} /usr/lib/modules/delete-me", kernel_name))
+    .output()?;
+    let more_then_one_kernel_result = cmd!(sh, "podman exec test bash -c 'bootc build-lint'").read_stderr();
+    // Container Cleanup 
+    cmd!(sh, "podman rm -f test").run()?;
+
+    _test_1_result?;    
+    if let Err(e) = more_then_one_kernel_result {                                                                        
+        assert!(e.to_string().contains("bootc build-lint"));                                                  
+    } else {
+        assert!(false, "Expected error, got none");     
+    }
     Ok(())
-  
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn run(opts: TestingOpts) -> Result<()> {