diff --git a/ramalama/cli.py b/ramalama/cli.py
index 47127204..fc6373b8 100644
--- a/ramalama/cli.py
+++ b/ramalama/cli.py
@@ -30,14 +30,41 @@ class HelpException(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+def ai_support_in_vm():
+    conman = container_manager()
+    if conman == "":
+        return False
+
+    if conman == "podman":
+        conman_args = [conman, "machine", "list", "--format", "{{ .VMType }}"]
+        try:
+            output = run_cmd(conman_args).stdout.decode("utf-8").strip()
+            if output == "krunkit":
+                return True
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            pass
+        perror(
+            """\
+Warning: podman needs to be configured to use krunkit for AI Workloads,
+running without containers
+"""
+        )
+        return False
+    # Assume this is running with Docker and return true
+    return True
+
+
 def use_container():
     transport = os.getenv("RAMALAMA_IN_CONTAINER")
     if transport:
         return transport.lower() == "true"
 
-    if in_container() or sys.platform == "darwin":
+    if in_container():
         return False
 
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        return ai_support_in_vm()
+
     return True