diff --git a/local/e2e/compose/start_stop_test.go b/local/e2e/compose/start_stop_test.go
index 194288a03..854f3f1c7 100644
--- a/local/e2e/compose/start_stop_test.go
+++ b/local/e2e/compose/start_stop_test.go
@@ -44,55 +44,52 @@ func TestStartStop(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("Up a project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
-		assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains("Container e2e-start-stop_simple_1  Started", res.Stdout()), res.Stdout())
+		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "Container e2e-start-stop_simple_1  Started"), res.Combined())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "ls", "--all")
+		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls", "--all")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("running"), res.Stdout())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "ps")
+		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "ps")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getServiceRegx("simple", "running"), res.Stdout())
 		testify.Regexp(t, getServiceRegx("another", "running"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("stop project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "stop")
+		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "stop")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "ls")
-		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains("e2e-start-stop", res.Combined()), res.Combined())
+		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls")
+		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "e2e-start-stop"), res.Combined())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "ls", "--all")
+		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls", "--all")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("exited"), res.Stdout())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "ps")
-		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains("e2e-start-stop_words_1", res.Combined()), res.Combined())
+		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "ps")
+		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "e2e-start-stop_words_1"), res.Combined())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "ps", "--all")
+		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "ps", "--all")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getServiceRegx("simple", "exited"), res.Stdout())
 		testify.Regexp(t, getServiceRegx("another", "exited"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("start project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "start")
+		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "start")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "ls")
+		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("running"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("pause project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "pause")
+		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "pause")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "ls")
-		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains("e2e-start-stop", res.Combined()), res.Combined())
-
-		res = c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "ls", "--all")
+		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls", "--all")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("paused"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("unpause project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "unpause")
+		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yml", "--project-name", projectName, "unpause")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "ls")
+		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("running"), res.Stdout())
 	})