diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql5.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql5.java
index 3988cd94..70919ea2 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql5.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql5.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class TestMySql5 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:5")
           .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withReuse(true)
           .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
 
   @Override
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql8.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql8.java
index c9814836..e2dfc9b5 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql8.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestMySql8.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class TestMySql8 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:8")
           .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withReuse(true)
           .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
 
   @Override
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres11.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres11.java
index 5a8cfad3..239d2780 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres11.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres11.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class TestPostgres11 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer)
-          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:11").withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1));
+          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:11")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1))
+              .withReuse(true);
 
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres12.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres12.java
index cbe34d49..f73c9a74 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres12.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres12.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class TestPostgres12 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer)
-          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:12").withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1));
+          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:12")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1))
+              .withReuse(true);
 
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres13.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres13.java
index 07576d18..987b8bf6 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres13.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres13.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class TestPostgres13 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer)
-          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:13").withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1));
+          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:13")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1))
+              .withReuse(true);
 
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres14.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres14.java
index 55f37766..133cc172 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres14.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres14.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class TestPostgres14 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer)
-          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:14").withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1));
+          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:14")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1))
+              .withReuse(true);
 
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres15.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres15.java
index 6cd66b0a..b341226c 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres15.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres15.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class TestPostgres15 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer)
-          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:15").withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1));
+          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:15")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1))
+              .withReuse(true);
 
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres16.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres16.java
index 2e1d493c..8752e23f 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres16.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/TestPostgres16.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class TestPostgres16 extends AbstractAcceptanceTest {
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer)
-          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:16").withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1));
+          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:16")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1))
+              .withReuse(true);
 
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql5.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql5.java
index 01d5af6a..d2311f78 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql5.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql5.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class TestDefaultPersistorMySql5 extends AbstractPersistorTest {
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:5")
           .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withReuse(true)
           .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
 
   private final DefaultPersistor persistor =
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql8.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql8.java
index 5004f7f0..bc8ad5fa 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql8.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorMySql8.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class TestDefaultPersistorMySql8 extends AbstractPersistorTest {
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:8")
           .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withReuse(true)
           .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
 
   private final DefaultPersistor persistor =
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorPostgres16.java b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorPostgres16.java
index a052acf9..3b24e61c 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorPostgres16.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-acceptance/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/acceptance/persistor/TestDefaultPersistorPostgres16.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ class TestDefaultPersistorPostgres16 extends AbstractPersistorTest {
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer)
-          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:16").withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1));
+          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:16")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1))
+              .withReuse(true);
 
   private final DefaultPersistor persistor =
       DefaultPersistor.builder().dialect(Dialect.POSTGRESQL_9).build();
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5.java b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5.java
index 7ccf1551..fc56104a 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class TestJooqThreadLocalMySql5 extends AbstractJooqAcceptanceThreadLocalTest {
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer<?>)
           new MySQLContainer("mysql:5")
               .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+              .withReuse(true)
               .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
 
   @Override
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8.java b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8.java
index 622a19c4..dfa7a288 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class TestJooqThreadLocalMySql8 extends AbstractJooqAcceptanceThreadLocalTest {
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer<?>)
           new MySQLContainer("mysql:8")
               .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+              .withReuse(true)
               .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
 
   @Override
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalPostgres16.java b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalPostgres16.java
index 8a1565e4..e9ef0402 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalPostgres16.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-jooq/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/jooq/acceptance/TestJooqThreadLocalPostgres16.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ class TestJooqThreadLocalPostgres16 extends AbstractJooqAcceptanceThreadLocalTes
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer)
-          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:16").withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1));
+          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:16")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1))
+              .withReuse(true);
 
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql5.java b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql5.java
index eb807d98..2bc2eee3 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql5.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql5.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class TestVirtualThreadsMySql5 extends AbstractVirtualThreadsTest {
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:5")
           .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withReuse(true)
           .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
 
   @Override
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql8.java b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql8.java
index 8f355a66..c74b495e 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql8.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsMySql8.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class TestVirtualThreadsMySql8 extends AbstractVirtualThreadsTest {
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:8")
           .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+          .withReuse(true)
           .withTmpFs(Map.of("/var/lib/mysql", "rw"));
 
   @Override
diff --git a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsPostgres16.java b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsPostgres16.java
index 4d8b8e34..5c482904 100644
--- a/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsPostgres16.java
+++ b/transactionoutbox-virtthreads/src/test/java/com/gruelbox/transactionoutbox/virtthreads/TestVirtualThreadsPostgres16.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class TestVirtualThreadsPostgres16 extends AbstractVirtualThreadsTest {
   @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "resource"})
   private static final JdbcDatabaseContainer container =
       (JdbcDatabaseContainer)
-          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:16").withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1));
+          new PostgreSQLContainer("postgres:16")
+              .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofHours(1))
+              .withReuse(true);
 
   @Override
   protected ConnectionDetails connectionDetails() {