diff --git a/roles/ceph-client/tasks/create_users_keys.yml b/roles/ceph-client/tasks/create_users_keys.yml
index 204ea7695..65dac47cb 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-client/tasks/create_users_keys.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-client/tasks/create_users_keys.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 - name: run a dummy container (sleep 300) from where we can create pool(s)/key(s)
   command: >
     docker run \
+    --rm \
     -d \
     -v {{ ceph_conf_key_directory }}:{{ ceph_conf_key_directory }} \
     --name ceph-create-keys \