diff --git a/packages/testcontainers/src/wait-strategies/log-wait-strategy.test.ts b/packages/testcontainers/src/wait-strategies/log-wait-strategy.test.ts
index 57961c1ea..3f9d36142 100644
--- a/packages/testcontainers/src/wait-strategies/log-wait-strategy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/testcontainers/src/wait-strategies/log-wait-strategy.test.ts
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ describe("LogWaitStrategy", { timeout: 180_000 }, () => {
     expect(await getRunningContainerNames()).not.toContain(containerName);
   });
 
-  it("should throw an error if the message is never received", async () => {
+  it("should throw an error if the log stream ends and the message is not received", async () => {
     const containerName = `container-${new RandomUuid().nextUuid()}`;
 
     await expect(
       new GenericContainer("cristianrgreco/testcontainer:1.1.14")
         .withName(containerName)
-        .withCommand("/bin/sh", "-c", 'echo "Ready"')
+        .withCommand(["/bin/sh", "-c", 'echo "Ready"'])
         .withWaitStrategy(Wait.forLogMessage("unexpected"))
         .start()
     ).rejects.toThrowError(`Log stream ended and message "unexpected" was not received`);
diff --git a/packages/testcontainers/src/wait-strategies/log-wait-strategy.ts b/packages/testcontainers/src/wait-strategies/log-wait-strategy.ts
index a54c3f928..39f183461 100644
--- a/packages/testcontainers/src/wait-strategies/log-wait-strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/testcontainers/src/wait-strategies/log-wait-strategy.ts
@@ -16,25 +16,46 @@ export class LogWaitStrategy extends AbstractWaitStrategy {
     super();
   }
 
-  public async waitUntilReady(container: Dockerode.Container, boundPorts: BoundPorts, startTime?: Date): Promise<void> {
-    await Promise.race([this.handleTimeout(container.id), this.handleLogs(container, startTime)]);
+  async waitUntilReady(container: Dockerode.Container, boundPorts: BoundPorts, startTime?: Date): Promise<void> {
+    const abortController = new AbortController();
+
+    await Promise.race([
+      this.handleTimeout(container.id, abortController),
+      this.handleLogs(container, startTime ? startTime.getTime() / 1000 : 0, abortController),
+    ]);
   }
 
-  async handleTimeout(containerId: string): Promise<void> {
-    await setTimeout(this.startupTimeout);
+  private async handleTimeout(containerId: string, abortController: AbortController): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await setTimeout(this.startupTimeout, undefined, { signal: abortController.signal });
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (!(err instanceof Error && err.name === "AbortError")) {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    }
     this.throwError(containerId, `Log message "${this.message}" not received after ${this.startupTimeout}ms`);
+    abortController.abort();
   }
 
-  async handleLogs(container: Dockerode.Container, startTime?: Date): Promise<void> {
+  private async handleLogs(
+    container: Dockerode.Container,
+    startTime: number,
+    abortController: AbortController
+  ): Promise<void> {
     log.debug(`Waiting for log message "${this.message}"...`, { containerId: container.id });
     const client = await getContainerRuntimeClient();
-    const stream = await client.container.logs(container, { since: startTime ? startTime.getTime() / 1000 : 0 });
+    const stream = await client.container.logs(container, { since: startTime });
 
     let matches = 0;
     for await (const line of byline(stream)) {
+      if (abortController.signal.aborted) {
+        break;
+      }
       if (this.matches(line)) {
         if (++matches === this.times) {
-          return log.debug(`Log wait strategy complete`, { containerId: container.id });
+          log.debug(`Log wait strategy complete`, { containerId: container.id });
+          abortController.abort();
+          return;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -42,11 +63,11 @@ export class LogWaitStrategy extends AbstractWaitStrategy {
     this.throwError(container.id, `Log stream ended and message "${this.message}" was not received`);
   }
 
-  matches(line: string): boolean {
+  private matches(line: string): boolean {
     return this.message instanceof RegExp ? this.message.test(line) : line.includes(this.message);
   }
 
-  throwError(containerId: string, message: string): void {
+  private throwError(containerId: string, message: string): void {
     log.error(message, { containerId });
     throw new Error(message);
   }