diff --git a/ironic-image/Dockerfile b/ironic-image/Dockerfile
index 8c7d04a..3f779c1 100644
--- a/ironic-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/ironic-image/Dockerfile
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ RUN sed -i -e 's%^# rpm.install.excludedocs = no.*%rpm.install.excludedocs = yes
 
 #!ArchExclusiveLine: x86_64
 RUN if [ "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ];then \
-      zypper --installroot /installroot --non-interactive install --no-recommends syslinux python311-devel python311 python311-pip python-dracclient python311-sushy-oem-idrac python311-proliantutils python311-sushy python3-ironicclient git curl sles-release tar gzip vim gawk dnsmasq dosfstools apache2 apache2-mod_wsgi inotify-tools ipcalc ipmitool iproute2 procps qemu-tools sqlite3 util-linux xorriso tftp ipxe-bootimgs python311-sushy-tools crudini openstack-ironic openstack-ironic-inspector-api; \
+      zypper --installroot /installroot --non-interactive install --no-recommends syslinux python311-devel python311 python311-pip python-dracclient python311-sushy-oem-idrac python311-proliantutils python311-sushy python311-pyinotify python3-ironicclient git curl sles-release tar gzip vim gawk dnsmasq dosfstools apache2 apache2-mod_wsgi ipcalc ipmitool iproute2 procps qemu-tools sqlite3 util-linux xorriso tftp ipxe-bootimgs python311-sushy-tools crudini openstack-ironic openstack-ironic-inspector-api; \
     fi
 #!ArchExclusiveLine: aarch64
 RUN if [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ];then \
-      zypper --installroot /installroot --non-interactive install --no-recommends python311-devel python311 python311-pip python-dracclient python311-sushy-oem-idrac python311-proliantutils python311-sushy python3-ironicclient git curl sles-release tar gzip vim gawk dnsmasq dosfstools apache2 apache2-mod_wsgi inotify-tools ipcalc ipmitool iproute2 procps qemu-tools sqlite3 util-linux xorriso tftp ipxe-bootimgs python311-sushy-tools crudini openstack-ironic openstack-ironic-inspector-api; \
+      zypper --installroot /installroot --non-interactive install --no-recommends python311-devel python311 python311-pip python-dracclient python311-sushy-oem-idrac python311-proliantutils python311-sushy python311-pyinotify python3-ironicclient git curl sles-release tar gzip vim gawk dnsmasq dosfstools apache2 apache2-mod_wsgi ipcalc ipmitool iproute2 procps qemu-tools sqlite3 util-linux xorriso tftp ipxe-bootimgs python311-sushy-tools crudini openstack-ironic openstack-ironic-inspector-api; \
     fi
     
 # DATABASE
diff --git a/ironic-image/runhttpd b/ironic-image/runhttpd
index e5b8dcc..d6175ba 100644
--- a/ironic-image/runhttpd
+++ b/ironic-image/runhttpd
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fi
 # Set up inotify to kill the container (restart) whenever cert files for ironic api change
 if [[ "$IRONIC_TLS_SETUP" == "true" ]] && [[ "${RESTART_CONTAINER_CERTIFICATE_UPDATED}" == "true" ]]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC2034
-    inotifywait -m -e delete_self "${IRONIC_CERT_FILE}" | while read -r file event; do
+    python3.11 -m pyinotify --raw-format -e IN_DELETE_SELF -v "${IRONIC_CERT_FILE}" | while read -r file event; do
         kill -WINCH $(pgrep httpd)
     done &
 fi
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fi
 # Set up inotify to kill the container (restart) whenever cert of httpd for /shared/html/<redifsh;ilo> path change
 if [[ "$IRONIC_VMEDIA_TLS_SETUP" == "true" ]] && [[ "${RESTART_CONTAINER_CERTIFICATE_UPDATED}" == "true" ]]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC2034
-    inotifywait -m -e delete_self "${IRONIC_VMEDIA_CERT_FILE}" | while read -r file event; do
+    python3.11 -m pyinotify --raw-format -e IN_DELETE_SELF -v "${IRONIC_VMEDIA_CERT_FILE}" | while read -r file event; do
         kill -WINCH $(pgrep httpd)
     done &
 fi
diff --git a/ironic-image/runironic b/ironic-image/runironic
index 067a065..d782fe1 100644
--- a/ironic-image/runironic
+++ b/ironic-image/runironic
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ run_ironic_dbsync
 
 if [[ "$IRONIC_TLS_SETUP" == "true" ]] && [[ "${RESTART_CONTAINER_CERTIFICATE_UPDATED}" == "true" ]]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC2034
-    inotifywait -m -e delete_self "${IRONIC_CERT_FILE}" | while read -r file event; do
+    python3.11 -m pyinotify --raw-format -e IN_DELETE_SELF -v "${IRONIC_CERT_FILE}" | while read -r file event; do
         kill $(pgrep ironic)
     done &
 fi
diff --git a/ironic-image/runlogwatch.sh b/ironic-image/runlogwatch.sh
index b5bcabb..a2255d2 100644
--- a/ironic-image/runlogwatch.sh
+++ b/ironic-image/runlogwatch.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ while [ ! -d "${LOG_DIR}" ]; do
   sleep 5
 done
 
-inotifywait -m "${LOG_DIR}" -e close_write |
+python3.11 -m pyinotify --raw-format -e IN_CLOSE_WRITE -v "${LOG_DIR}" |
     while read -r path _action file; do
         echo "************ Contents of ${path}/${file} ramdisk log file bundle **************"
         tar -xOzvvf "${path}/${file}" | sed -e "s/^/${file}: /"