diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/Commands.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/Commands.java
index dc3133a..1e6f6c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/Commands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/containers/Commands.java
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ public void stop(String containerName) {
   public void removeContainers(String... containerNames) {
     log.log(Level.DEBUG, "remove {0}", Arrays.toString(containerNames));
     try {
-      final List<String> cmds = dockerCmd("rm", "-f", "--volumes");
-      cmds.addAll(Arrays.asList(containerNames));
-      ProcessHandler.command(cmds);
+      var args = new ArrayList<String>();
+      args.add("-f");
+      args.add("--volumes");
+      args.addAll(Arrays.asList(containerNames));
+      dockerCmd("rm", args);
     } catch (CommandException e) {
       log.log(Level.DEBUG, "removing containers that don't exist " + e.getMessage());
     }
@@ -96,19 +98,18 @@ public void removeContainers(String... containerNames) {
   public void stopContainers(String... containerNames) {
     log.log(Level.DEBUG, "stop {0}", Arrays.toString(containerNames));
     try {
-      final List<String> cmds = dockerCmd("stop");
-      cmds.addAll(Arrays.asList(containerNames));
-      ProcessHandler.command(cmds);
+      dockerCmd("stop", Arrays.asList(containerNames));
     } catch (CommandException e) {
       log.log(Level.DEBUG, "stopping containers that don't exist " + e.getMessage());
     }
   }
 
-  private List<String> dockerCmd(String... args) {
+  private void dockerCmd(String first, List<String> args) {
     final List<String> cmd = new ArrayList<>();
     cmd.add(docker);
-    cmd.addAll(Arrays.asList(args));
-    return cmd;
+    cmd.add(first);
+    cmd.addAll(args);
+    ProcessHandler.command(cmd);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainerTest.java b/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainerTest.java
index 91676a0..ef610dc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/ebean/test/containers/PostgresContainerTest.java
@@ -90,8 +90,13 @@ void startPortBased() {
       .build();
 
     container.stopRemove();
+    Commands commands = new Commands();
+    commands.stopContainers("temp_pg15_9824");
+    commands.removeContainers("temp_pg15_9824");
+
     container.startContainerOnly();
 
+
     runBasedOnPort(9824);
 
     container.stopRemove();