diff --git a/installJRMC b/installJRMC
index 662637f..37372c0 100755
--- a/installJRMC
+++ b/installJRMC
@@ -1124,8 +1124,13 @@ install_mc_snap() {
 
   echo "snapcraft.yaml created at $snap_yaml"
   echo "Building snap package..."
-  if execute snapcraft -v -o "$OUTPUT_DIR/${MC_PKG}_${MC_VERSION}.snap" --destructive-build -d "$snap_dir"; then
-    echo "Snap package built successfully: $OUTPUT_DIR/${MC_PKG}_${MC_VERSION}.snap"
+
+  if podman run --rm -it \
+    -v "$snap_dir:/build" \
+    -w /build \
+    docker.io/snapcore/snapcraft:stable \
+    snapcraft -v -o "${MC_PKG}_${MC_VERSION}-${MC_RELEASE}.snap" --destructive-build; then
+      echo "Snap package built successfully: $snap_dir/${MC_PKG}_${MC_VERSION}-${MC_RELEASE}.snap"
   else
     err "Snap package build failed."
     return 1
@@ -1133,7 +1138,7 @@ install_mc_snap() {
 
   # Offer to install the built snap package
   if ask_ok "Do you want to install the MC snap package?"; then
-    if sudo snap install --dangerous "$OUTPUT_DIR/${MC_PKG}_${MC_VERSION}.snap"; then
+    if execute sudo snap install --dangerous "$snap_dir/${MC_PKG}_${MC_VERSION}-${MC_RELEASE}.snap"; then
       echo "Snap package installed successfully."
     else
       err "Snap installation failed."
@@ -1820,10 +1825,8 @@ main() {
 
   if ((SNAP_INSTALL_SWITCH)); then
     acquire_deb || { err "Could not download Media Center DEB package"; return 1; }
-    install_package snapd
+    install_package snapd podman
     execute sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
-    execute sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
-    execute sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
     if install_mc_snap; then
       echo "JRiver Media Center installed successfully from snap"
     else