diff --git a/docker_test.go b/docker_test.go
index f3502ffa28..243b9557cb 100644
--- a/docker_test.go
+++ b/docker_test.go
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ var debugEnabledTime time.Time
 func debugTest(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Helper()
 	config.Reset()
-	t.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED", "true")
-	// t.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_VERBOSE", "true")
+	// t.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED", "true")
+	t.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_VERBOSE", "true")
 
 	oldDebugPrintln := debugPrintln
 	debugPrintln = func(a ...any) {
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 7f0039cecb..b51745bc35 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/magiconair/properties"
 )
 
-const ReaperDefaultImage = "testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1"
+// TODO: revert this is just for testing.
+const ReaperDefaultImage = "stevenhartland/moby-ryuk:0.9.0"
 
 var (
 	tcConfig     Config
diff --git a/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go b/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go
index eff783005c..41426d6e2f 100644
--- a/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go
+++ b/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ var debugEnabledTime time.Time
 func debugTest(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Helper()
 	config.Reset()
-	t.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED", "true")
+	// t.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED", "true")
 	t.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_VERBOSE", "true")
 
 	oldDebugPrintln := debugPrintln
diff --git a/wait/exec_test.go b/wait/exec_test.go
index d978b207af..3a37947cc6 100644
--- a/wait/exec_test.go
+++ b/wait/exec_test.go
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ func ExampleExecStrategy() {
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	// TODO: remove, trying without reaper.
-	oldDisabled := os.Getenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED")
+	// oldDisabled := os.Getenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED")
 	oldVerbose := os.Getenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_VERBOSE")
 	config.Reset()
-	os.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED", "true")
+	// os.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED", "true")
 	os.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_VERBOSE", "true")
 	defer func() {
 		config.Reset()
-		os.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED", oldDisabled)
+		// os.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED", oldDisabled)
 		os.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_VERBOSE", oldVerbose)
 	}()