diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerContainerOperations.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerContainerOperations.cs
index a08a08593..f695d3b23 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerContainerOperations.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerContainerOperations.cs
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ public async Task<bool> ExistsWithIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = defa
     {
       try
       {
-        await ByIdAsync(id, ct)
+        _ = await ByIdAsync(id, ct)
           .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
         return true;
       }
       catch (DockerContainerNotFoundException)
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerImageOperations.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerImageOperations.cs
index 5c6c2196b..041cd63e2 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerImageOperations.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerImageOperations.cs
@@ -35,26 +35,26 @@ public async Task<IEnumerable<ImagesListResponse>> GetAllAsync(FilterByProperty
     }
 
     public async Task<ImageInspectResponse> ByIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      return await DockerClient.Images.InspectImageAsync(id, ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> ExistsWithIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
       try
       {
-        return await DockerClient.Images.InspectImageAsync(id, ct)
+        _ = await ByIdAsync(id, ct)
           .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return true;
       }
-      catch (DockerApiException)
+      catch (DockerImageNotFoundException)
       {
-        return null;
+        return false;
       }
     }
 
-    public async Task<bool> ExistsWithIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
-    {
-      var response = await ByIdAsync(id, ct)
-        .ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-      return response != null;
-    }
-
     public async Task CreateAsync(IImage image, IDockerRegistryAuthenticationConfiguration dockerRegistryAuthConfig, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
       var createParameters = new ImagesCreateParameters
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerNetworkOperations.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerNetworkOperations.cs
index d4a15af04..982ad2822 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerNetworkOperations.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerNetworkOperations.cs
@@ -30,26 +30,26 @@ public async Task<IEnumerable<NetworkResponse>> GetAllAsync(FilterByProperty fil
     }
 
     public async Task<NetworkResponse> ByIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      return await DockerClient.Networks.InspectNetworkAsync(id, ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> ExistsWithIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
       try
       {
-        return await DockerClient.Networks.InspectNetworkAsync(id, ct)
+        _ = await ByIdAsync(id, ct)
           .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return true;
       }
-      catch (DockerApiException)
+      catch (DockerNetworkNotFoundException)
       {
-        return null;
+        return false;
       }
     }
 
-    public async Task<bool> ExistsWithIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
-    {
-      var response = await ByIdAsync(id, ct)
-        .ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-      return response != null;
-    }
-
     public async Task<string> CreateAsync(INetworkConfiguration configuration, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
       var createParameters = new NetworksCreateParameters
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerVolumeOperations.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerVolumeOperations.cs
index aebd74d71..c04fd42a4 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerVolumeOperations.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/DockerVolumeOperations.cs
@@ -34,26 +34,26 @@ public async Task<IEnumerable<VolumeResponse>> GetAllAsync(FilterByProperty filt
     }
 
     public async Task<VolumeResponse> ByIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+      return await DockerClient.Volumes.InspectAsync(id, ct)
+        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> ExistsWithIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
       try
       {
-        return await DockerClient.Volumes.InspectAsync(id, ct)
+        _ = await ByIdAsync(id, ct)
           .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        return true;
       }
       catch (DockerApiException)
       {
-        return null;
+        return false;
       }
     }
 
-    public async Task<bool> ExistsWithIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
-    {
-      var response = await ByIdAsync(id, ct)
-        .ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-      return response != null;
-    }
-
     public async Task<string> CreateAsync(IVolumeConfiguration configuration, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
       var createParameters = new VolumesCreateParameters
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/TestcontainersClient.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/TestcontainersClient.cs
index 1d1090f66..576c51372 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Clients/TestcontainersClient.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Clients/TestcontainersClient.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace DotNet.Testcontainers.Clients
   using System.Threading;
   using System.Threading.Tasks;
   using Docker.DotNet;
+  using Docker.DotNet.Models;
   using DotNet.Testcontainers.Builders;
   using DotNet.Testcontainers.Configurations;
   using DotNet.Testcontainers.Containers;
@@ -286,6 +287,8 @@ public async Task<byte[]> ReadFileAsync(string id, string filePath, Cancellation
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task<string> RunAsync(IContainerConfiguration configuration, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
+      ImageInspectResponse cachedImage;
+
       if (TestcontainersSettings.ResourceReaperEnabled && ResourceReaper.DefaultSessionId.Equals(configuration.SessionId))
       {
         var isWindowsEngineEnabled = await System.GetIsWindowsEngineEnabled(ct)
@@ -295,8 +298,15 @@ public async Task<string> RunAsync(IContainerConfiguration configuration, Cancel
           .ConfigureAwait(false);
       }
 
-      var cachedImage = await Image.ByIdAsync(configuration.Image.FullName, ct)
-        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+      try
+      {
+        cachedImage = await Image.ByIdAsync(configuration.Image.FullName, ct)
+          .ConfigureAwait(false);
+      }
+      catch (DockerImageNotFoundException)
+      {
+        cachedImage = null;
+      }
 
       if (configuration.ImagePullPolicy(cachedImage))
       {
@@ -325,8 +335,17 @@ await Task.WhenAll(configuration.ResourceMappings.Select(resourceMapping => Copy
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task<string> BuildAsync(IImageFromDockerfileConfiguration configuration, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-      var cachedImage = await Image.ByIdAsync(configuration.Image.FullName, ct)
-        .ConfigureAwait(false);
+      ImageInspectResponse cachedImage;
+
+      try
+      {
+        cachedImage = await Image.ByIdAsync(configuration.Image.FullName, ct)
+          .ConfigureAwait(false);
+      }
+      catch (DockerImageNotFoundException)
+      {
+        cachedImage = null;
+      }
 
       if (configuration.ImageBuildPolicy(cachedImage))
       {
diff --git a/src/Testcontainers/Containers/DockerContainer.cs b/src/Testcontainers/Containers/DockerContainer.cs
index b0e1143f0..138beaa5b 100644
--- a/src/Testcontainers/Containers/DockerContainer.cs
+++ b/src/Testcontainers/Containers/DockerContainer.cs
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ await _client.StopAsync(_container.ID, ct)
       }
       catch (DockerApiException)
       {
-        _container = null;
+        _container = new ContainerInspectResponse();
       }
 
       StoppedTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ await _client.StopAsync(_container.ID, ct)
     /// <inheritdoc />
     protected override bool Exists()
     {
-      return _container != null && ContainerHasBeenCreatedStates.HasFlag(State);
+      return ContainerHasBeenCreatedStates.HasFlag(State);
     }
 
     /// <summary>