diff --git a/lib/packagetest.pm b/lib/packagetest.pm
index ae4cc525..f5fce1e9 100644
--- a/lib/packagetest.pm
+++ b/lib/packagetest.pm
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ use testapi;
 our @EXPORT = qw/prepare_test_packages verify_installed_packages verify_updated_packages/;
 
 # enable the openqa test package repositories and install the main
-# test packages, remove python3-kickstart and install the fake one
+# test packages, remove pandoc-common and install the fake one
 sub prepare_test_packages {
-    # remove python3-kickstart if installed (we don't use assert
+    # remove pandoc-common if installed (we don't use assert
     # here in case it's not)
-    script_run 'dnf -y remove python3-kickstart', 180;
+    script_run 'dnf -y remove pandoc-common', 180;
     # grab the test repo definitions
     assert_script_run 'curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/openqa-testrepo-1.repo https://fedorapeople.org/groups/qa/openqa-repos/openqa-testrepo-1.repo';
     # install the test packages from repo1
-    assert_script_run 'dnf -y --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=openqa-testrepo-1 install python3-kickstart';
+    assert_script_run 'dnf -y --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=openqa-testrepo-1 install pandoc-common';
     if (get_var("DESKTOP") eq 'kde' && get_var("TEST") eq 'desktop_update_graphical') {
         # kick pkcon so our special update will definitely get installed
         assert_script_run 'pkcon refresh force';
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ sub prepare_test_packages {
 # check our test packages installed correctly (this is a test that dnf
 # actually does what it claims)
 sub verify_installed_packages {
-    validate_script_output 'rpm -q python3-kickstart', sub { $_ =~ m/^python3-kickstart-1.1.noarch$/ };
-    assert_script_run 'rpm -V python3-kickstart';
+    validate_script_output 'rpm -q pandoc-common', sub { $_ =~ m/^pandoc-common-1.1.noarch$/ };
+    assert_script_run 'rpm -V pandoc-common';
 }
 
-# check updating the test packages and the fake python3-kickstart work
+# check updating the test packages and the fake pandoc-common work
 # as expected
 sub verify_updated_packages {
-    # we don't know what version of python3-kickstart we'll actually
+    # we don't know what version of pandoc-common we'll actually
     # get, so just check it's *not* the fake one
-    validate_script_output 'rpm -q python3-kickstart', sub { $_ !~ m/^python3-kickstart-1-1.noarch$/ };
-    assert_script_run 'rpm -V python3-kickstart';
+    validate_script_output 'rpm -q pandoc-common', sub { $_ !~ m/^pandoc-common-1-1.noarch$/ };
+    assert_script_run 'rpm -V pandoc-common';
 }
diff --git a/tests/base_update_cli.pm b/tests/base_update_cli.pm
index 314dd419..dd832663 100644
--- a/tests/base_update_cli.pm
+++ b/tests/base_update_cli.pm
@@ -11,16 +11,20 @@ sub run {
     prepare_test_packages;
     # check rpm agrees they installed good
     verify_installed_packages;
-    # update the fake python3-kickstart (should come from the real repo)
+    if (get_var("DISTRI") eq "rocky") {
+        # pandoc-common is in PowerTools in RockyLinux
+        assert_script_run 'dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools', 60;
+    }
+    # update the fake pandoc-common (should come from the real repo)
     # this can take a long time if we get unlucky with the metadata refresh
-    assert_script_run 'dnf -y --disablerepo=openqa-testrepo* --disablerepo=updates-testing update python3-kickstart', 600;
+    assert_script_run 'dnf -y --disablerepo=openqa-testrepo* --disablerepo=updates-testing update pandoc-common', 600;
     # check we got the updated version
     verify_updated_packages;
-    # now remove python3-kickstart, and see if we can do a straight
+    # now remove pandoc-common, and see if we can do a straight
     # install from the default repos
-    assert_script_run 'dnf -y remove python3-kickstart';
-    assert_script_run 'dnf -y --disablerepo=openqa-testrepo* --disablerepo=updates-testing install python3-kickstart', 120;
-    assert_script_run 'rpm -V python3-kickstart';
+    assert_script_run 'dnf -y remove pandoc-common';
+    assert_script_run 'dnf -y --disablerepo=openqa-testrepo* --disablerepo=updates-testing install pandoc-common', 120;
+    assert_script_run 'rpm -V pandoc-common';
 }
 
 sub test_flags {