diff --git a/docker/shutdown.sh b/docker/shutdown.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5ecf976e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/shutdown.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Stopping the docker container for ${APP_SERVER}"
+docker compose down --rmi -v
+
diff --git a/e2e/run.sh b/e2e/run.sh
index 68ae615666..f5eaebda65 100755
--- a/e2e/run.sh
+++ b/e2e/run.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ for APP_SERVER in tomcat jetty; do
   npx playwright install --with-deps # install browsers
   npx playwright test
 
-  docker compose stop
+  cd ..
+  cd docker
+  ./shutdown.sh 
 done
 
 exit $?