diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4b5c94652..2328b505e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ xhyve: all
 
 qemu: all
 	docker build -f Dockerfile.qemu -t mobyqemu:build .
-	docker run -it mobyqemu:build
+	docker run --rm mobyqemu:build
 
 arm:
 	$(MAKE) -C alpine/kernel arm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ arm:
 
 qemu-arm: Dockerfile.armhf arm
 	docker build -f Dockerfile.qemu.armhf -t mobyarmqemu:build .
-	docker run -it mobyarmqemu:build
+	docker run --rm mobyarmqemu:build
 
 .PHONY: remora clean
 remora: Dockerfile.remora remora/do-kexec.sh
diff --git a/alpine/Makefile b/alpine/Makefile
index 945c9be31..bf196385d 100644
--- a/alpine/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/Makefile
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ initrd.img: Dockerfile mkinitrd.sh repositories $(ETCFILES)
 	$(MAKE) -C kernel
 	cp inittab.x86_64 etc/inittab
 	docker build -t mobyinitrd:build .
-	docker run mobyinitrd:build /bin/mkinitrd.sh > $@
+	docker run --rm mobyinitrd:build /bin/mkinitrd.sh > $@
 
 mobylinux.iso: initrd.img Dockerfile.iso isolinux.cfg
 	docker build -f Dockerfile.iso -t mobyiso:build .
-	docker run mobyiso:build cat /tmp/output.iso > $@
+	docker run --rm mobyiso:build cat /tmp/output.iso > $@
 
 arm:	initrd-arm.img
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ initrd-arm.img: Dockerfile.armhf
 	$(MAKE) -C kernel arm
 	cp inittab.armhf etc/inittab
 	docker build -f Dockerfile.armhf -t mobyinitrdarm:build .
-	docker run mobyinitrdarm:build /bin/mkinitrd.sh > $@
+	docker run --rm mobyinitrdarm:build /bin/mkinitrd.sh > $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f initrd.img initrd-arm.img Dockerfile.armhf etc/inittab
diff --git a/alpine/kernel/Makefile b/alpine/kernel/Makefile
index 8404677c4..43890e2d9 100644
--- a/alpine/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/kernel/Makefile
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ all:	vmlinuz64
 
 vmlinuz64: kernel_config Dockerfile
 	docker build -t mobykernel:build .
-	docker run mobykernel:build cat /linux/arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage > $@
-	docker run mobykernel:build cat /aufs-utils.tar > aufs-utils.tar
+	docker run --rm mobykernel:build cat /linux/arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage > $@
+	docker run --rm mobykernel:build cat /aufs-utils.tar > aufs-utils.tar
 
 arm: zImage
 
 zImage: kernel_config.arm Dockerfile
 	docker build --build-arg ARCH=arm -t mobyarmkernel:build .
-	docker run mobyarmkernel:build cat /linux/arch/arm/boot/zImage > $@
-	docker run mobyarmkernel:build cat /dtb > dtb
-	docker run mobyarmkernel:build cat /aufs-utils.tar > aufs-utils.tar
+	docker run --rm mobyarmkernel:build cat /linux/arch/arm/boot/zImage > $@
+	docker run --rm mobyarmkernel:build cat /dtb > dtb
+	docker run --rm mobyarmkernel:build cat /aufs-utils.tar > aufs-utils.tar
 
 clean:
 	rm -f zImage vmlinuz64 aufs-utils.tar
diff --git a/alpine/packages/9pudc/Makefile b/alpine/packages/9pudc/Makefile
index 6bac8ba1f..7bac2eaf3 100644
--- a/alpine/packages/9pudc/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/packages/9pudc/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ all: 9pudc
 
 9pudc: Dockerfile main.go
 	docker build --build-arg GOOS=$(OS) --build-arg GOARCH=$(ARCH) -t 9pudc:build .
-	docker run 9pudc:build cat /go/bin/9pudc > 9pudc
+	docker run --rm 9pudc:build cat /go/bin/9pudc > 9pudc
 	chmod 755 9pudc
 
 clean:
diff --git a/alpine/packages/9pudfuse/Makefile b/alpine/packages/9pudfuse/Makefile
index abb7216e3..78e5f6990 100644
--- a/alpine/packages/9pudfuse/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/packages/9pudfuse/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ all: 9pudfuse
 
 9pudfuse: Dockerfile fuse_socket_9p.ml
 	docker build -t 9pudfuse:build .
-	docker run 9pudfuse:build \
+	docker run --rm 9pudfuse:build \
 		cat fuse_socket_9p.native > 9pudfuse
 	chmod 755 9pudfuse
 
diff --git a/alpine/packages/hupper/Makefile b/alpine/packages/hupper/Makefile
index 5e541d651..66dca6924 100644
--- a/alpine/packages/hupper/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/packages/hupper/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ all: hupper
 
 hupper: Dockerfile main.go
 	docker build --build-arg GOOS=$(OS) --build-arg GOARCH=$(ARCH) -t hupper:build .
-	docker run hupper:build cat /go/bin/hupper > hupper
+	docker run --rm hupper:build cat /go/bin/hupper > hupper
 	chmod 755 hupper
 
 clean:
diff --git a/alpine/packages/hvtools/Makefile b/alpine/packages/hvtools/Makefile
index 65b3980a2..cb7fb1c4d 100644
--- a/alpine/packages/hvtools/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/packages/hvtools/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ all: hvtools
 
 hvtools: Dockerfile src/*
 	docker build -t hvtools:build .
-	docker run hvtools:build cat /hvtools/hv_fcopy_daemon > hv_fcopy_daemon
-	docker run hvtools:build cat /hvtools/hv_kvp_daemon > hv_kvp_daemon
-	docker run hvtools:build cat /hvtools/hv_vss_daemon > hv_vss_daemon
+	docker run --rm hvtools:build cat /hvtools/hv_fcopy_daemon > hv_fcopy_daemon
+	docker run --rm hvtools:build cat /hvtools/hv_kvp_daemon > hv_kvp_daemon
+	docker run --rm hvtools:build cat /hvtools/hv_vss_daemon > hv_vss_daemon
 	chmod 755 hv_fcopy_daemon hv_kvp_daemon hv_vss_daemon
 
 clean:
diff --git a/alpine/packages/mdnstool/Makefile b/alpine/packages/mdnstool/Makefile
index 09d4ff18f..a76304239 100644
--- a/alpine/packages/mdnstool/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/packages/mdnstool/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ all: mdnstool
 
 mdnstool: Dockerfile mdnstool.go mdnsmon/mdnsmon.go
 	docker build --build-arg GOOS=$(OS) --build-arg GOARCH=$(ARCH) -t mdnstool:build .
-	docker run mdnstool:build cat /go/bin/mdnstool > mdnstool
+	docker run --rm mdnstool:build cat /go/bin/mdnstool > mdnstool
 	chmod 755 mdnstool
 
 clean: