diff --git a/testing/test-docker.sh b/testing/test-docker.sh
index 16f5136..afe5458 100755
--- a/testing/test-docker.sh
+++ b/testing/test-docker.sh
@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ export COMPOSE_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/compose.yaml"
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 title "Running tests"
 
-# clear any existing containers.
-docker compose -f "${COMPOSE_FILE}" down
-docker compose -f "${COMPOSE_FILE}" rm -v
+docker stop sos-test || true
+docker rm sos-test || true
 
 LOCALCONFIG=${LOCALCONFIG} docker compose -f "${COMPOSE_FILE}" up -d