diff --git a/cmd/utils/docker.go b/cmd/utils/docker.go
index 9687ffc8..17e1fd5c 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/docker.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/docker.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 )
@@ -67,6 +68,12 @@ func CheckAndCreateMongoDBContainer(
 		}
 	}
 
+	pull, err := cli.ImagePull(ctx, imageName, image.PullOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer pull.Close()
+
 	resp, err := cli.ContainerCreate(ctx, config, hostConfig, nil, nil, containerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err