diff --git a/eventuate-common-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/eventuate/common/testcontainers/EventuateZookeeperContainer.java b/eventuate-common-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/eventuate/common/testcontainers/EventuateZookeeperContainer.java
index 83d3e4df..f6cb2aa7 100644
--- a/eventuate-common-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/eventuate/common/testcontainers/EventuateZookeeperContainer.java
+++ b/eventuate-common-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/eventuate/common/testcontainers/EventuateZookeeperContainer.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package io.eventuate.common.testcontainers;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
 import org.testcontainers.images.builder.ImageFromDockerfile;
 
+import java.nio.file.FileSystems;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
@@ -19,6 +21,11 @@ public EventuateZookeeperContainer(Path path) {
         withConfiguration();
     }
 
+    @NotNull
+    static EventuateZookeeperContainer makeFromDockerfile() {
+        return new EventuateZookeeperContainer(FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("../zookeeper/Dockerfile"));
+    }
+
     private void withConfiguration() {
         withExposedPorts(2181);
         waitingFor(Wait.forHealthcheck());
diff --git a/eventuate-common-testcontainers/src/test/java/io/eventuate/common/testcontainers/EventuateZookeeperContainerTest.java b/eventuate-common-testcontainers/src/test/java/io/eventuate/common/testcontainers/EventuateZookeeperContainerTest.java
index f7bb087b..9ae94451 100644
--- a/eventuate-common-testcontainers/src/test/java/io/eventuate/common/testcontainers/EventuateZookeeperContainerTest.java
+++ b/eventuate-common-testcontainers/src/test/java/io/eventuate/common/testcontainers/EventuateZookeeperContainerTest.java
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import java.nio.file.FileSystems;
-
 public class EventuateZookeeperContainerTest {
 
     @ClassRule
-    public static EventuateZookeeperContainer container = new EventuateZookeeperContainer(FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("../zookeeper/Dockerfile"));
+    public static EventuateZookeeperContainer container = EventuateZookeeperContainer.makeFromDockerfile();
 
     @Test
     public void shouldStart() {