diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-container-cluster.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-container-cluster.yml
index efdd22e806..e76eb43cf6 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-container-cluster.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/purge-container-cluster.yml
@@ -480,6 +480,12 @@
 
   - import_role:
       name: ceph-facts
+      tasks_from: container_binary
+
+  - name: remove stopped/exited containers
+    command: >
+      {{ container_binary }} container prune{% if container_binary == 'docker' %} -f{% endif %}
+    changed_when: false
 
   - name: show container list on all the nodes (should be empty)
     command: >