diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 2ff55c8..6f6a591 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ fixtures_dir="$(realpath "${script_dir}/../tests/fixtures")"
 readonly fixtures_dir
 unset script_path script_dir
 
+# this avoids messing with the test output during the tests itself
+echo "Pulling docker images used in tests"
+docker pull -q busybox
+
 for docker_version in "${docker_versions[@]}"; do
   echo "Testing with docker version: ${docker_version}"
 
@@ -40,104 +44,116 @@ for docker_version in "${docker_versions[@]}"; do
 
   echo "Do not change global options or after the image"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd$"
+    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd$"
 
   echo "Same as above, but retaining read only mode"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd:ro alpine --volume /wd:/wd |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd:ro alpine --volume /wd:/wd$"
+    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd:ro busybox --volume /wd:/wd |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd:ro busybox --volume /wd:/wd$"
 
   echo "Same as above but with --mount"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd:ro --mount=type=bind,source=/wd,readonly,destination=/wd2 alpine --volume /wd:/wd |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd:ro --mount=type=bind,source=${fixtures_dir},readonly,destination=/wd2 alpine --volume /wd:/wd$"
+    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd:ro --mount=type=bind,source=/wd,readonly,destination=/wd2 busybox --volume /wd:/wd |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd:ro --mount=type=bind,source=${fixtures_dir},readonly,destination=/wd2 busybox --volume /wd:/wd$"
 
   echo "Same as above (without --mount), but retaining read only mode on auto added volume"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --env DOND_SHIM_MOCK_CONTAINER_ROOT_ON_HOST=/container-root --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile" "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd:ro --volume /test:/test:ro alpine --volume /wd:/wd |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd:ro --volume /container-root/test:/test:ro --volume ${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile:ro alpine --volume /wd:/wd$"
+    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd:ro --volume /test:/test:ro busybox --volume /wd:/wd |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd:ro --volume /container-root/test:/test:ro --volume ${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile:ro busybox --volume /wd:/wd$"
 
   echo "Same as above but should not auto add mounts which are not bind mounts"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --env DOND_SHIM_MOCK_CONTAINER_ROOT_ON_HOST=/container-root --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile" --mount type=tmpfs,target=/test/tmpfsdir "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd:ro --volume /test:/test:ro alpine --volume /wd:/wd |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd:ro --volume /container-root/test:/test:ro --volume ${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile:ro alpine --volume /wd:/wd$"
+    docker --host test run --volume /wd:/wd:ro --volume /test:/test:ro busybox --volume /wd:/wd |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd:ro --volume /container-root/test:/test:ro --volume ${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile:ro busybox --volume /wd:/wd$"
 
   echo "Same as above (with --mount src and target, dst), but retaining read only mode on auto added volume"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --env DOND_SHIM_MOCK_CONTAINER_ROOT_ON_HOST=/container-root --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile" "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test run --mount type=bind,src=/wd,target=/wd,readonly --mount type=bind,source=/test,dst=/test,readonly alpine --mount type=bind,source=/wd,destination=/wd,readonly |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test run --mount type=bind,src=${fixtures_dir},target=/wd,readonly --mount type=bind,source=/container-root/test,dst=/test,readonly --mount type=bind,source=${fixtures_dir}/testfile,dst=/test/testfile,readonly alpine --mount type=bind,source=/wd,destination=/wd,readonly$"
+    docker --host test run --mount type=bind,src=/wd,target=/wd,readonly --mount type=bind,source=/test,dst=/test,readonly busybox --mount type=bind,source=/wd,destination=/wd,readonly |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test run --mount type=bind,src=${fixtures_dir},target=/wd,readonly --mount type=bind,source=/container-root/test,dst=/test,readonly --mount type=bind,source=${fixtures_dir}/testfile,dst=/test/testfile,readonly busybox --mount type=bind,source=/wd,destination=/wd,readonly$"
 
   echo "Same but for container run"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test container run --volume /wd:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test container run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd$"
+    docker --host test container run --volume /wd:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test container run --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd$"
 
   echo "Same but for create"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test create --volume /wd:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test create --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd$"
+    docker --host test create --volume /wd:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test create --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd$"
 
   echo "Same but container create"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test container create --volume /wd:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test container create --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd$"
+    docker --host test container create --volume /wd:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test container create --volume ${fixtures_dir}:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd$"
 
   echo "Do not do anything for other commands"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --env DOND_SHIM_PRINT_COMMAND=true --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker --host test whatever --volume /wd:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd |
-    grep --quiet "^docker.orig --host test whatever --volume /wd:/wd alpine --volume /wd:/wd$"
+    docker --host test whatever --volume /wd:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd |
+    grep -q "^docker.orig --host test whatever --volume /wd:/wd busybox --volume /wd:/wd$"
 
   echo "Check if docker on docker is working"
   "${docker_args[@]}" "${image_id}" \
     docker version >/dev/null
 
-  echo "Check if mounting an volume from the container gets fixed"
+  echo "Check if mounting a volume from the container gets fixed"
   "${docker_args[@]}" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --volume /test/only-inside-container:/only-inside-container ubuntu:latest grep "^test$" /only-inside-container >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --volume /test/only-inside-container:/only-inside-container ubuntu \
+    grep -q "^test$" /only-inside-container
 
   echo "Same but with equals sign"
   "${docker_args[@]}" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --volume=/test/only-inside-container:/only-inside-container ubuntu:latest grep "^test$" /only-inside-container >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --volume=/test/only-inside-container:/only-inside-container busybox \
+    grep -q "^test$" /only-inside-container
 
   echo "Check if mounting a volume which is already a volume gets fixed"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --volume /wd:/wd ubuntu:latest grep "^test$" /wd/testfile >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --volume /wd:/wd busybox \
+    grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile
 
   echo "Same as above but for a file within the volume"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --volume /wd/testfile:/wd/testfile ubuntu:latest grep "^test$" /wd/testfile >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --volume /wd/testfile:/wd/testfile busybox \
+    grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile
 
   echo "Check if mounting a volume which contains another volume adds all proper volumes"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --volume /test:/wd ubuntu:latest grep "^test$" /wd/testfile >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --volume /test:/wd busybox \
+    grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile
 
   echo "With --mount"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --mount type=bind,source=/test,destination=/wd ubuntu:latest grep "^test$" /wd/testfile >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --mount type=bind,source=/test,destination=/wd busybox \
+    grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile
 
   echo "With --mount shuffling order"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --mount destination=/wd,source=/test,type=bind ubuntu:latest grep "^test$" /wd/testfile >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --mount destination=/wd,source=/test,type=bind busybox \
+    grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile
 
   echo "Same as above but for multiple files under different volumes"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile2" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --volume /test:/wd ubuntu:latest bash -c 'grep "^test$" /wd/testfile && grep "^test$" /wd/testfile2 && grep "^test$" /wd/only-inside-container' >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --volume /test:/wd busybox \
+    sh -c 'grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile && grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile2 && grep -q "^test$" /wd/only-inside-container'
 
   echo "Same test as above but with a read only volume"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile2" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --volume /test:/wd:ro ubuntu:latest bash -c 'grep "^test$" /wd/testfile && grep "^test$" /wd/testfile2 && grep "^test$" /wd/only-inside-container' >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --volume /test:/wd:ro busybox \
+    sh -c 'grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile && grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile2 && grep -q "^test$" /wd/only-inside-container'
 
   echo "Same as above but with a volume that matches the parent first"
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${fixtures_dir}:/folder" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile" --volume "${fixtures_dir}/testfile:/test/testfile2" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --volume /folder:/test --volume /test:/wd:ro ubuntu:latest bash -c 'grep "^test$" /wd/testfile && grep "^test$" /wd/testfile2 && grep "^test$" /wd/only-inside-container' >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --volume /folder:/test --volume /test:/wd:ro busybox \
+    sh -c 'grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile && grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile2 && grep -q "^test$" /wd/only-inside-container'
 
   echo "With named volume"
   volume_name=$(docker volume create --opt type=none --opt device="${fixtures_dir}" --opt o=bind)
   trap 'docker volume rm -f "${volume_name}" >/dev/null' EXIT
   # this confirms the volume works in the parent container prior to the shim
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${volume_name}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    grep "^test$" /wd/testfile >/dev/null
+    grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile
   "${docker_args[@]}" --volume "${volume_name}:/wd" "${image_id}" \
-    docker run --rm --volume /wd:/wd ubuntu:latest grep "^test$" /wd/testfile >/dev/null
+    docker run --rm --volume /wd:/wd busybox \
+    grep -q "^test$" /wd/testfile
+  docker volume rm -f "${volume_name}" >/dev/null
 done