diff --git a/src/container-runtime.test.ts b/src/container-runtime.test.ts
index 08ffd59..d111bf6 100644
--- a/src/container-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/src/container-runtime.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('readonlyMountArgs', () => {
 describe('stopContainer', () => {
   it('returns stop command using CONTAINER_RUNTIME_BIN', () => {
     expect(stopContainer('nanoclaw-test-123')).toBe(
-      `${CONTAINER_RUNTIME_BIN} stop nanoclaw-test-123`,
+      `${CONTAINER_RUNTIME_BIN} stop -t 1 nanoclaw-test-123`,
     );
   });
 });
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ describe('cleanupOrphans', () => {
     expect(mockExecSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     expect(mockExecSync).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
       2,
-      `${CONTAINER_RUNTIME_BIN} stop nanoclaw-group1-111`,
+      `${CONTAINER_RUNTIME_BIN} stop -t 1 nanoclaw-group1-111`,
       { stdio: 'pipe' },
     );
     expect(mockExecSync).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
       3,
-      `${CONTAINER_RUNTIME_BIN} stop nanoclaw-group2-222`,
+      `${CONTAINER_RUNTIME_BIN} stop -t 1 nanoclaw-group2-222`,
       { stdio: 'pipe' },
     );
     expect(logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/src/container-runtime.ts b/src/container-runtime.ts
index c4acdba..5a4f91e 100644
--- a/src/container-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/container-runtime.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function readonlyMountArgs(
 
 /** Returns the shell command to stop a container by name. */
 export function stopContainer(name: string): string {
-  return `${CONTAINER_RUNTIME_BIN} stop ${name}`;
+  return `${CONTAINER_RUNTIME_BIN} stop -t 1 ${name}`;
 }
 
 /** Ensure the container runtime is running, starting it if needed. */