diff --git a/test/bin/ci_phase_iso_build.sh b/test/bin/ci_phase_iso_build.sh
index 0d064ee8e1..53bb6a7dcf 100755
--- a/test/bin/ci_phase_iso_build.sh
+++ b/test/bin/ci_phase_iso_build.sh
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ run_bootc_image_build() {
         # Skip all image builds for release testing CI jobs because all the images are fetched from the cache.
         if [[ "${CI_JOB_NAME}" =~ .*release(-arm)?(-el(9|10))?$ ]]; then
             $(dry_run) bash -x ./bin/build_bootc_images.sh -X
+            # Rebuild the tuned images to pick up containerfile changes from the PR
+            $(dry_run) bash -x ./bin/build_bootc_images.sh -f -t ./image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel98-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile
+            $(dry_run) bash -x ./bin/build_bootc_images.sh -f -t ./image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel102-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile
             return
         fi
 
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel102-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel102-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile
index 12af7e6884..a63a4f560f 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel102-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel102-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # Note: This comment makes templating add a new line before the code
 FROM localhost/rhel102-bootc-brew-lrel-optional:latest
 
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/lib/systemd/system/tuned.service.d && \
+    printf '[Service]\nExecStart=\nExecStart=/usr/sbin/tuned --debug\n' \
+    > /usr/lib/systemd/system/tuned.service.d/debug.conf
+
 # Enable microshift-tuned service
 RUN systemctl enable microshift-tuned
 
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel98-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel98-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile
index c4b5179fca..4038e6659f 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel98-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer4-release/group2/rhel98-bootc-brew-lrel-tuned.containerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # Note: This comment makes templating add a new line before the code
 FROM localhost/rhel98-bootc-brew-lrel-optional:latest
 
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/lib/systemd/system/tuned.service.d && \
+    printf '[Service]\nExecStart=\nExecStart=/usr/sbin/tuned --debug\n' \
+    > /usr/lib/systemd/system/tuned.service.d/debug.conf
+
 # Enable microshift-tuned service
 RUN systemctl enable microshift-tuned