diff --git a/tests/test_rpm_verifier.py b/tests/test_rpm_verifier.py
index 79b84a9..0ee64fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_rpm_verifier.py
+++ b/tests/test_rpm_verifier.py
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 from pytest import MonkeyPatch
 
 from verify_rpms import rpm_verifier
-from verify_rpms.rpm_verifier import ImageProcessor, ProcessedImage, generate_output
+from verify_rpms.rpm_verifier import (
+    ImageProcessor,
+    ProcessedImage,
+    generate_output,
+    get_rpmdb,
+)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -130,6 +135,19 @@ def test_call(
         assert out == ProcessedImage(image=img, unsigned_rpms=unsigned_rpms)
 
 
+def test_get_rpmdb(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Test get_rpmdb"""
+    image = "my-image"
+    mock_runner = MagicMock()
+    out = get_rpmdb(
+        container_image=image,
+        target_dir=tmp_path,
+        runner=mock_runner,
+    )
+    assert mock_runner.call_count == 1
+    assert out == tmp_path
+
+
 class TestMain:
     """Test call to rpm_verifier.py main function"""
 
diff --git a/verify_rpms/rpm_verifier.py b/verify_rpms/rpm_verifier.py
index 8a54b41..5264a17 100644
--- a/verify_rpms/rpm_verifier.py
+++ b/verify_rpms/rpm_verifier.py
@@ -26,7 +26,20 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
 
 def get_rpmdb(container_image: str, target_dir: Path, runner: Callable = run) -> Path:
     """Extract RPM DB from a given container image reference"""
-    raise NotImplementedError()
+    runner(
+        [
+            "oc",
+            "image",
+            "extract",
+            container_image,
+            "--path",
+            f"/var/lib/rpm/:{target_dir}",
+        ],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=True,
+    )
+    return target_dir
 
 
 def get_unsigned_rpms(rpmdb: Path, runner: Callable = run) -> list[str]: