diff --git a/kiwi/package_manager/microdnf.py b/kiwi/package_manager/microdnf.py
index 9c272de09d3..8cea3722dbf 100644
--- a/kiwi/package_manager/microdnf.py
+++ b/kiwi/package_manager/microdnf.py
@@ -99,12 +99,9 @@ def process_install_requests_bootstrap(self, root_bind=None):
 
         :rtype: namedtuple
         """
-        Command.run(
-            ['microdnf'] + self.dnf_args + ['makecache']
-        )
         bash_command = [
             'microdnf'
-        ] + self.dnf_args + [
+        ] + ['--refresh'] + self.dnf_args + [
             '--installroot', self.root_dir
         ] + self.custom_args + ['install'] + self.package_requests
         self.cleanup_requests()
diff --git a/kiwi/repository/dnf.py b/kiwi/repository/dnf.py
index 405b9d83db6..13712567feb 100644
--- a/kiwi/repository/dnf.py
+++ b/kiwi/repository/dnf.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def post_init(self, custom_args=None):
         )
 
         self.dnf_args = [
-            '-c', self.runtime_dnf_config_file.name, '-y'
+            '--config', self.runtime_dnf_config_file.name, '-y'
         ] + self.custom_args
 
         self.command_env = self._create_dnf_runtime_environment()
diff --git a/test/unit/package_manager/dnf_test.py b/test/unit/package_manager/dnf_test.py
index 6ac2acecfa9..5be68a828ac 100644
--- a/test/unit/package_manager/dnf_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/package_manager/dnf_test.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def setup(self):
 
         repository.runtime_config = mock.Mock(
             return_value={
-                'dnf_args': ['-c', '/root-dir/dnf.conf', '-y'],
+                'dnf_args': ['--config', '/root-dir/dnf.conf', '-y'],
                 'command_env': ['env']
             }
         )
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ def test_process_install_requests_bootstrap(self, mock_run, mock_call):
         self.manager.request_collection('collection')
         self.manager.process_install_requests_bootstrap()
         mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
-            ['dnf', '-c', '/root-dir/dnf.conf', '-y', 'makecache']
+            ['dnf', '--config', '/root-dir/dnf.conf', '-y', 'makecache']
         )
         mock_call.assert_called_once_with(
             [
                 'bash', '-c',
-                'dnf -c /root-dir/dnf.conf -y '
+                'dnf --config /root-dir/dnf.conf -y '
                 '--installroot /root-dir install vim && '
-                'dnf -c /root-dir/dnf.conf -y '
+                'dnf --config /root-dir/dnf.conf -y '
                 '--installroot /root-dir group install '
                 '"collection"'
             ], ['env']
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ def test_process_install_requests(self, mock_call):
         mock_call.assert_called_once_with(
             [
                 'bash', '-c',
-                'chroot /root-dir dnf -c /dnf.conf -y '
+                'chroot /root-dir dnf --config /dnf.conf -y '
                 '--exclude=skipme install vim && '
-                'chroot /root-dir dnf -c /dnf.conf -y '
+                'chroot /root-dir dnf --config /dnf.conf -y '
                 '--exclude=skipme group install '
                 '"collection"'
             ], ['env']
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_process_delete_requests_no_force(self, mock_run, mock_call):
         mock_call.assert_called_once_with(
             [
                 'chroot', '/root-dir', 'dnf',
-                '-c', '/dnf.conf', '-y', 'autoremove', 'vim'
+                '--config', '/dnf.conf', '-y', 'autoremove', 'vim'
             ],
             ['env']
         )
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def test_update(self, mock_call):
         mock_call.assert_called_once_with(
             [
                 'chroot', '/root-dir', 'dnf',
-                '-c', '/dnf.conf', '-y', 'upgrade'
+                '--config', '/dnf.conf', '-y', 'upgrade'
             ], ['env']
         )
 
diff --git a/test/unit/package_manager/microdnf_test.py b/test/unit/package_manager/microdnf_test.py
index e62a13bc681..5ed8dc7b7c6 100644
--- a/test/unit/package_manager/microdnf_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/package_manager/microdnf_test.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def setup(self):
 
         repository.runtime_config = mock.Mock(
             return_value={
-                'dnf_args': ['-c', '/root-dir/dnf.conf', '-y'],
+                'dnf_args': ['--config', '/root-dir/dnf.conf', '-y'],
                 'command_env': ['env']
             }
         )
@@ -42,13 +42,10 @@ def test_process_install_requests_bootstrap(self, mock_run, mock_call):
         self.manager.request_package('vim')
         self.manager.request_collection('collection')
         self.manager.process_install_requests_bootstrap()
-        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
-            ['microdnf', '-c', '/root-dir/dnf.conf', '-y', 'makecache']
-        )
         mock_call.assert_called_once_with(
             [
                 'bash', '-c',
-                'microdnf -c /root-dir/dnf.conf -y '
+                'microdnf --refresh --config /root-dir/dnf.conf -y '
                 '--installroot /root-dir install vim'
             ], ['env']
         )
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ def test_process_install_requests(self, mock_call):
         mock_call.assert_called_once_with(
             [
                 'bash', '-c',
-                'chroot /root-dir microdnf -c /dnf.conf -y '
+                'chroot /root-dir microdnf --config /dnf.conf -y '
                 '--exclude=skipme install vim'
             ], ['env']
         )
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ def test_process_delete_requests_no_force(self, mock_run, mock_call):
         mock_call.assert_called_once_with(
             [
                 'chroot', '/root-dir', 'microdnf',
-                '-c', '/dnf.conf', '-y', 'remove', 'vim'
+                '--config', '/dnf.conf', '-y', 'remove', 'vim'
             ],
             ['env']
         )
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ def test_update(self, mock_call):
         mock_call.assert_called_once_with(
             [
                 'chroot', '/root-dir', 'microdnf',
-                '-c', '/dnf.conf', '-y', 'upgrade'
+                '--config', '/dnf.conf', '-y', 'upgrade'
             ], ['env']
         )