diff --git a/test/docker/container.py b/test/docker/container.py
index dc3dc6e3..f18e7b1e 100644
--- a/test/docker/container.py
+++ b/test/docker/container.py
@@ -23,12 +23,20 @@ def timestamp() -> str:
     return f'{datetime.now().timestamp():.0f}'
 
 
-@contextmanager
-def container_context(image_name: str, suffix: str = None, start: bool = True, **kwargs):
+def container(
+        request,
+        image: Union[Image, str],
+        suffix: str = None,
+        start: bool = True,
+        **kwargs,
+) -> Generator[Container, None, None]:
     """
     Create a Docker container based on the specified Docker image.
     """
-    container_name = sanitize_container_name(f"{image_name}_{suffix or timestamp()}")
+    if suffix is not None:
+        suffix = f"_{suffix}"
+    image_name = image.id if hasattr(image, "id") else image
+    container_name = sanitize_container_name(f"{image_name}_{request.node.name}{suffix}")
     client = docker.from_env()
     try:
         container = client.containers.create(
@@ -45,6 +53,11 @@ def container_context(image_name: str, suffix: str = None, start: bool = True, *
         client.close()
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def container_context(request, image_name: str, **kwargs):
+    yield from container(request, image_name, **kwargs)
+
+
 def wait_for(
         container: Container,
         log_message: Union[str, Pattern],
diff --git a/test/integration/test_create_dss_docker_image.py b/test/integration/test_create_dss_docker_image.py
index 3cecd382..35b88f20 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_create_dss_docker_image.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_create_dss_docker_image.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     pull as pull_docker_image,
 )
 from test.docker.container import (
+    container,
     container_context,
     DOCKER_SOCKET_CONTAINER,
     sanitize_container_name,
@@ -41,28 +42,26 @@
 DOCKER_SOCKET_HOST = "/var/run/docker.sock"
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def dss_docker_container(dss_docker_image, jupyter_port):
+def dss_docker_container(request, dss_docker_image, jupyter_port):
     mapped_ports = { f'{jupyter_port}/tcp': jupyter_port }
-    with container_context(
-            image_name=dss_docker_image.image_name,
-            ports=mapped_ports,
-            volumes={DOCKER_SOCKET_HOST: {
-                'bind': DOCKER_SOCKET_CONTAINER,
-                'mode': 'rw', }, },
-    ) as container:
-        yield container
-
+    yield from container(
+        request,
+        image=dss_docker_image.image_name,
+        ports=mapped_ports,
+        volumes={DOCKER_SOCKET_HOST: {
+            'bind': DOCKER_SOCKET_CONTAINER,
+            'mode': 'rw', }, },
+    )
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def dss_container_context(request, dss_docker_image):
     def context(docker_socket_host: Path):
         return container_context(
+            request,
             image_name=dss_docker_image.image_name,
-            suffix=request.node.name,
             volumes={ docker_socket_host: {
                 'bind': DOCKER_SOCKET_CONTAINER,
                 'mode': 'rw', }, },
@@ -77,12 +76,12 @@ def ubuntu_container_context(request, docker_auth):
     pull_docker_image(spec, docker_auth)
     def context(path_on_host: Path, path_in_container: str):
         return container_context(
-                image_name=spec.name,
-                suffix=request.node.name,
-                command="sleep infinity",
-                volumes={ path_on_host: {
-                    'bind': path_in_container,
-                    'mode': 'rw', }, },
+            request,
+            image_name=spec.name,
+            command="sleep infinity",
+            volumes={ path_on_host: {
+                'bind': path_in_container,
+                'mode': 'rw', }, },
         )
     return context
 
@@ -264,9 +263,7 @@ def group_changer(ubuntu_container_context):
 def test_write_socket_known_gid(socket_inspector, group_changer):
     with socket_inspector as inspector:
         gid = inspector.get_gid("ubuntu")
-
     group_changer.chgrp(gid, socket_inspector.socket_on_host)
-
     with socket_inspector as inspector:
         inspector.assert_jupyter_member_of("ubuntu")
         inspector.assert_write_to_socket()
@@ -275,9 +272,7 @@ def test_write_socket_known_gid(socket_inspector, group_changer):
 def test_write_socket_unknown_gid(socket_inspector, group_changer):
     with socket_inspector as inspector:
         gid = inspector.get_unassigned_gid()
-
     group_changer.chgrp(gid, socket_inspector.socket_on_host)
-
     with socket_inspector as inspector:
         assert gid == inspector.get_gid("docker")
         inspector.assert_jupyter_member_of("docker")
diff --git a/test/notebook_test_runner/test_notebooks_in_dss_docker_image.py b/test/notebook_test_runner/test_notebooks_in_dss_docker_image.py
index faf947bb..4a9f1f0c 100644
--- a/test/notebook_test_runner/test_notebooks_in_dss_docker_image.py
+++ b/test/notebook_test_runner/test_notebooks_in_dss_docker_image.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from test.docker.image import image
 from test.docker.in_memory_build_context import InMemoryBuildContext
 from test.docker.container import (
-    container_context,
+    container,
     wait_for_socket_access,
     wait_for,
 )
@@ -55,14 +55,13 @@ def notebook_test_image(request, notebook_test_build_context):
 @pytest.fixture()
 def notebook_test_container(request, notebook_test_image):
     _logger.debug(f'Starting container context for docker image {notebook_test_image.id}')
-    with container_context(
-            image_name=notebook_test_image.id,
-            suffix=request.node.name,
-            volumes={'/var/run/docker.sock': {
+    yield from container(
+        request,
+        notebook_test_image,
+        volumes={'/var/run/docker.sock': {
                 'bind': '/var/run/docker.sock',
                 'mode': 'rw', }, },
-    ) as container:
-        yield container
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()