diff --git a/framework/.changeset/v0.9.1.md b/framework/.changeset/v0.9.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b583dc989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/.changeset/v0.9.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Try to start EVM blockchain, JD, CL node and Postgres containers 3x
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/framework/components/blockchain/containers.go b/framework/components/blockchain/containers.go
index 8a7e1ff7f..2d44a72a4 100644
--- a/framework/components/blockchain/containers.go
+++ b/framework/components/blockchain/containers.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func baseRequest(in *Input, useWS ExposeWs) testcontainers.ContainerRequest {
 
 func createGenericEvmContainer(in *Input, req testcontainers.ContainerRequest, useWS bool) (*Output, error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	c, err := testcontainers.GenericContainer(ctx, testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
+	c, err := framework.StartContainerWithRetry(ctx, framework.L, testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
 		ContainerRequest: req,
 		Started:          true,
 	})
diff --git a/framework/components/clnode/clnode.go b/framework/components/clnode/clnode.go
index 9589381fe..d2307de14 100644
--- a/framework/components/clnode/clnode.go
+++ b/framework/components/clnode/clnode.go
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func newNode(in *Input, pgOut *postgres.Output) (*NodeOut, error) {
 		}
 		req.KeepImage = false
 	}
-	c, err := tc.GenericContainer(ctx, tc.GenericContainerRequest{
+	c, err := framework.StartContainerWithRetry(ctx, framework.L, tc.GenericContainerRequest{
 		ContainerRequest: req,
 		Started:          true,
 	})
diff --git a/framework/components/jd/jd.go b/framework/components/jd/jd.go
index baec2b8d2..032fb09ee 100644
--- a/framework/components/jd/jd.go
+++ b/framework/components/jd/jd.go
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ func NewJD(in *Input) (*Output, error) {
 		}
 		req.KeepImage = false
 	}
-	c, err := tc.GenericContainer(ctx, tc.GenericContainerRequest{
+
+	c, err := framework.StartContainerWithRetry(ctx, framework.L, tc.GenericContainerRequest{
 		ContainerRequest: req,
 		Started:          true,
 	})
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/framework/components/postgres/postgres.go b/framework/components/postgres/postgres.go
index d01b1cd04..32118fa86 100644
--- a/framework/components/postgres/postgres.go
+++ b/framework/components/postgres/postgres.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func NewPostgreSQL(in *Input) (*Output, error) {
 		}
 		framework.ResourceLimitsFunc(h, in.ContainerResources)
 	}
-	c, err := testcontainers.GenericContainer(ctx, testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
+	c, err := framework.StartContainerWithRetry(ctx, framework.L, testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
 		ContainerRequest: req,
 		Started:          true,
 		Reuse:            true,
diff --git a/framework/docker.go b/framework/docker.go
index ea790eca1..21e0d77dd 100644
--- a/framework/docker.go
+++ b/framework/docker.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	tc "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
@@ -446,3 +447,94 @@ func NoDNS(noDNS bool, hc *container.HostConfig) {
 		hc.DNS = []string{"127.0.0.1"}
 	}
 }
+
+// Retry functions copied from lib/docker/docker.go to avoid depending on that package
+type StartContainerRetrier func(l zerolog.Logger, ctx context.Context, startErr error, req tc.GenericContainerRequest) (tc.Container, error)
+
+// NaiveRetrier is a simple retrier that tries to start the container again without any modifications.
+// It will remove the container if it exists and try to start it again.
+var NaiveRetrier = func(l zerolog.Logger, ctx context.Context, startErr error, req tc.GenericContainerRequest) (tc.Container, error) {
+	l.Debug().
+		Str("Start error", startErr.Error()).
+		Str("Retrier", "NaiveRetrier").
+		Msgf("Attempting to start %s container", req.Name)
+
+	req.Reuse = false // We need to force a new container to be created
+
+	removeErr := removeContainer(ctx, req)
+	if removeErr != nil {
+		l.Error().Err(removeErr).Msgf("Failed to remove %s container to initiate restart", req.Name)
+		return nil, removeErr
+	}
+
+	ct, err := tc.GenericContainer(ctx, req)
+	if err == nil {
+		l.Debug().
+			Str("Retrier", "NaiveRetrier").
+			Msgf("Successfully started %s container", req.Name)
+		return ct, nil
+	}
+	if ct != nil {
+		err := ct.Terminate(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			l.Error().
+				Err(err).
+				Msgf("Cannot terminate %s container to initiate restart", req.Name)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	l.Debug().
+		Str("Original start error", startErr.Error()).
+		Str("Current start error", err.Error()).
+		Str("Retrier", "NaiveRetrier").
+		Msgf("Failed to start %s container,", req.Name)
+
+	return nil, startErr
+}
+
+// StartContainerWithRetry attempts to start a container with 3 retry attempts.
+// It will try to start the container with the provided retriers, if none are provided it will use the default retrier, which
+// simply tries to start the container again without any modifications.
+func StartContainerWithRetry(ctx context.Context, l zerolog.Logger, req tc.GenericContainerRequest, retriers ...StartContainerRetrier) (tc.Container, error) {
+	var (
+		ct  tc.Container
+		err error
+	)
+
+	ct, err = tc.GenericContainer(ctx, req)
+	if err == nil {
+		return ct, nil
+	}
+
+	if len(retriers) == 0 {
+		retriers = append(retriers, NaiveRetrier)
+	}
+
+	l.Warn().Err(err).Msgf("Cannot start %s container, retrying", req.Name)
+
+	req.Reuse = true // Try and see if we can reuse the container for a retry
+	for _, retrier := range retriers {
+		ct, err = retrier(l, ctx, err, req)
+		if err == nil {
+			return ct, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, err
+}
+
+func removeContainer(ctx context.Context, req tc.GenericContainerRequest) error {
+	provider, providerErr := tc.NewDockerProvider()
+	if providerErr != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(providerErr, "failed to create Docker provider")
+	}
+
+	removeErr := provider.Client().ContainerRemove(ctx, req.Name, container.RemoveOptions{Force: true})
+	if removeErr != nil && strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(removeErr.Error()), "no such container") {
+		// container doesn't exist, nothing to remove
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return removeErr
+}