diff --git a/manifests/run.pp b/manifests/run.pp
index 74ddbae17..f7c1d222e 100755
--- a/manifests/run.pp
+++ b/manifests/run.pp
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@
         exec {
           "remove container ${service_prefix}${sanitised_title}":
             command     => "${docker_command} rm -v ${sanitised_title}",
-            refreshonly => true,
             onlyif      => "${docker_command} ps --no-trunc -a --format='table {{.Names}}' | grep '^${sanitised_title}$'",
             path        => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],
             environment => 'HOME=/root',