diff --git a/.github/workflows/dash-bmv2-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/dash-bmv2-ci.yml
index a87b8cbc1..9b24782a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dash-bmv2-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dash-bmv2-ci.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run saithrift server
       run:  DOCKER_FLAGS=$docker_bg_flags make run-saithrift-server
     - name: Run dpapp
-      run:  DOCKER_FLAGS=$docker_bg_flags make run-dpapp HAVE_DPAPP=y
+      run:  |
+        docker rm -f dash-dpapp-runner
+        DOCKER_FLAGS=$docker_bg_flags make run-dpapp HAVE_DPAPP=y
+    - name: Check dpapp status
+      run:  |
+        sleep 8 && docker ps -a
+        docker inspect dash-dpapp-runner
+        docker logs -t dash-dpapp-runner
+        docker exec dash-dpapp-runner vppctl show version
+        docker exec dash-dpapp-runner vppctl show hardware-interfaces
     - name: Run PTF Tests
       run:  DOCKER_FLAGS=$docker_fg_root_flags make run-saithrift-ptftests
     - name: Deploy ixia-c Traffic Generator
diff --git a/dash-pipeline/Makefile b/dash-pipeline/Makefile
index 40cf83f46..2c304a364 100644
--- a/dash-pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/dash-pipeline/Makefile
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ DOCKER_RUN_DPAPP = docker run\
 	-v $(PWD)/../:/dash \
 	--network=host \
 	-u $(HOST_USER):$(HOST_GROUP) \
-	--rm \
 
 .PHONY:dpapp dpapp-clean
 dpapp-clean: