diff --git a/tests/common/devices.py b/tests/common/devices.py
index 1f70844bbb0..de1bf203591 100644
--- a/tests/common/devices.py
+++ b/tests/common/devices.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def is_service_fully_started(self, service):
         except:
             return False
 
-    def is_container_present(self, service):
+    def is_container_running(self, service):
         """
         Checks where a container exits.
 
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@ def is_container_present(self, service):
             True or False
         """
         status = self.command(
-            "docker ps -f name={}".format(service),
-            module_ignore_errors=True
+            "docker ps -f name={}".format(service), module_ignore_errors=True
         )
 
         if len(status["stdout_lines"]) > 1:
@@ -409,7 +408,7 @@ def is_container_present(self, service):
                 service, status["stdout"])
             )
         else:
-            logging.info("container {} does not exist".format(service))
+            logging.info("container {} is not running".format(service))
 
         return len(status["stdout_lines"]) > 1
 
@@ -1291,8 +1290,9 @@ def stop_service(self, service_name, docker_name):
         logging.debug("Stopped {}".format(service_name))
 
     def delete_container(self, service):
-        if self.is_container_present(service):
-            self.command("docker rm {}".format(service))
+        self.command(
+            "docker rm {}".format(service), module_ignore_errors=True
+        )
 
     def is_bgp_state_idle(self):
         bgp_summary = self.command("show ip bgp summary")["stdout_lines"]
@@ -1924,12 +1924,12 @@ def delete_container(self, service):
             )
         return self.sonichost.delete_container(service)
 
-    def is_container_present(self, service):
+    def is_container_running(self, service):
         if self.sonichost.is_multi_asic:
             service = self._MULTI_ASIC_DOCKER_NAME.format(
                 service, self.asic_index
             )
-        return self.sonichost.is_container_present(service)
+        return self.sonichost.is_container_running(service)
 
     def is_service_running(self, service_name, docker_name):
         if self.sonichost.is_multi_asic:
@@ -2129,12 +2129,12 @@ def delete_container(self, service):
         for asic in self.asics:
             asic.delete_container(service)
 
-    def is_container_present(self, service):
+    def is_container_running(self, service):
         if service in self._DEFAULT_SERVICES:
-            return self.sonichost.is_container_present(service)
+            return self.sonichost.is_container_running(service)
 
         for asic in self.asics:
-            if asic.is_container_present(service):
+            if asic.is_container_running(service):
                 return True
 
         return False
diff --git a/tests/common/system_utils/docker.py b/tests/common/system_utils/docker.py
index d088a00702b..67beceb7fe5 100644
--- a/tests/common/system_utils/docker.py
+++ b/tests/common/system_utils/docker.py
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ def restore_default_syncd(duthost, creds):
 def _perform_swap_syncd_shutdown_check(duthost):
     def ready_for_swap():
         if any([
-            duthost.is_container_present("syncd"),
-            duthost.is_container_present("swss"),
+            duthost.is_container_running("syncd"),
+            duthost.is_container_running("swss"),
             not duthost.is_bgp_state_idle()
         ]):
             return False