diff --git a/tools/docker_utils.py b/tools/docker_utils.py
index 301fa87f9..3dbbceb3d 100644
--- a/tools/docker_utils.py
+++ b/tools/docker_utils.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     CONTAINER_LOGS_SEPARATOR
 )
 from tools.configs.logs import REMOVED_CONTAINERS_FOLDER_PATH
-from tools.helper import run_cmd
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -367,8 +366,8 @@ def restart_all_schains(
 
     def pull(self, name: str) -> None:
         with DockerUtils.docker_lock:
-            # repo, tag = name.split(':')
-            run_cmd(['docker', 'pull', name])
+            repo, tag = name.split(':')
+            self.client.images.pull(repository=repo, tag=tag)
 
     def pulled(self, name: str) -> bool:
         with DockerUtils.docker_lock: