diff --git a/app/container_manager/container_manager.py b/app/container_manager/container_manager.py
index 5b26a72a..cc3be8b7 100644
--- a/app/container_manager/container_manager.py
+++ b/app/container_manager/container_manager.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async def create_container(
     def destroy(self, container: Container) -> None:
         if self.is_running(container):
             container.kill()
-        container.remove()
+        container.remove(force=True)
 
     def get_container(self, id_or_name: str) -> Optional[Container]:
         try:
diff --git a/test_collections/matter/sdk_tests/support/chip/chip_server.py b/test_collections/matter/sdk_tests/support/chip/chip_server.py
index bd27147b..7c8082a8 100644
--- a/test_collections/matter/sdk_tests/support/chip/chip_server.py
+++ b/test_collections/matter/sdk_tests/support/chip/chip_server.py
@@ -175,11 +175,19 @@ async def stop(self) -> None:
         if not self.__server_started:
             return
 
-        self.sdk_container.send_command(
-            f'-SIGTERM -f "{self.__server_full_command}"', prefix="pkill"
-        )
+        try:
+            self.sdk_container.send_command(
+                f'-SIGTERM -f "{self.__server_full_command}"', prefix="pkill"
+            )
+            self.__wait_for_server_exit()
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Issue: https://github.com/project-chip/certification-tool/issues/414
+            self.logger.info(
+                "Could not get exit code after pkill command "
+                f"{self.__server_full_command}."
+            )
+            self.logger.debug(str(e))
 
-        self.__wait_for_server_exit()
         self.__server_started = False
 
     def trace_file_params(self, topic: str) -> str: