diff --git a/packages/sql-drizzle/test/Mysql.test.ts b/packages/sql-drizzle/test/Mysql.test.ts
index ef93564fdc..57f7888932 100644
--- a/packages/sql-drizzle/test/Mysql.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sql-drizzle/test/Mysql.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ describe.sequential("Mysql", () => {
       yield* db.insert(users).values({ name: "Alice", snakeCase: "alice" })
       const results = yield* db.select().from(users)
       assert.deepStrictEqual(results, [{ id: 1, name: "Alice", snakeCase: "alice" }])
-    }).pipe(Effect.provide(MysqlContainer.DrizzleLive)), { timeout: 60000 })
+    }).pipe(
+      Effect.provide(MysqlContainer.DrizzleLive),
+      Effect.catchTag("ContainerError", () => Effect.void)
+    ), { timeout: 60000 })
 
   it.effect("remote callback", () =>
     Effect.gen(function*(_) {
@@ -31,5 +34,8 @@ describe.sequential("Mysql", () => {
       yield* Effect.promise(() => db.insert(users).values({ name: "Alice", snakeCase: "snake" }))
       const results = yield* Effect.promise(() => db.select().from(users))
       assert.deepStrictEqual(results, [{ id: 1, name: "Alice", snakeCase: "snake" }])
-    }).pipe(Effect.provide(MysqlContainer.DrizzleLive)), { timeout: 60000 })
+    }).pipe(
+      Effect.provide(MysqlContainer.DrizzleLive),
+      Effect.catchTag("ContainerError", () => Effect.void)
+    ), { timeout: 60000 })
 })
diff --git a/packages/sql-drizzle/test/Pg.test.ts b/packages/sql-drizzle/test/Pg.test.ts
index 4db1a84708..8d2c04437e 100644
--- a/packages/sql-drizzle/test/Pg.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sql-drizzle/test/Pg.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ describe.sequential("Pg", () => {
       yield* db.insert(users).values({ name: "Alice", snakeCase: "alice" })
       const results = yield* db.select().from(users)
       assert.deepStrictEqual(results, [{ id: 1, name: "Alice", snakeCase: "alice" }])
-    }).pipe(Effect.provide(PgContainer.DrizzleLive)), { timeout: 60000 })
+    }).pipe(
+      Effect.provide(PgContainer.DrizzleLive),
+      Effect.catchTag("ContainerError", () => Effect.void)
+    ), {
+    timeout: 60000
+  })
 
   it.effect("remote callback", () =>
     Effect.gen(function*(_) {
@@ -31,5 +36,10 @@ describe.sequential("Pg", () => {
       yield* Effect.promise(() => db.insert(users).values({ name: "Alice", snakeCase: "snake" }))
       const results = yield* Effect.promise(() => db.select().from(users))
       assert.deepStrictEqual(results, [{ id: 1, name: "Alice", snakeCase: "snake" }])
-    }).pipe(Effect.provide(PgContainer.DrizzleLive)), { timeout: 60000 })
+    }).pipe(
+      Effect.provide(PgContainer.DrizzleLive),
+      Effect.catchTag("ContainerError", () => Effect.void)
+    ), {
+    timeout: 60000
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/sql-drizzle/test/utils.ts b/packages/sql-drizzle/test/utils.ts
index d2cecc2de9..03f5e1c33d 100644
--- a/packages/sql-drizzle/test/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/sql-drizzle/test/utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import * as Pg from "@effect/sql-pg"
 import type { StartedMySqlContainer } from "@testcontainers/mysql"
 import { MySqlContainer } from "@testcontainers/mysql"
 import { PostgreSqlContainer, type StartedPostgreSqlContainer } from "@testcontainers/postgresql"
-import { Config, Context, Effect, Layer, Secret } from "effect"
+import { Config, Context, Data, Effect, Layer, Redacted } from "effect"
+
+export class ContainerError extends Data.TaggedError("ContainerError")<{
+  cause: unknown
+}> {}
 
 export class PgContainer extends Context.Tag("test/PgContainer")<
   PgContainer,
@@ -14,7 +18,10 @@ export class PgContainer extends Context.Tag("test/PgContainer")<
   static Live = Layer.scoped(
     this,
     Effect.acquireRelease(
-      Effect.promise(() => new PostgreSqlContainer("postgres:alpine").start()),
+      Effect.tryPromise({
+        try: () => new PostgreSqlContainer("postgres:alpine").start(),
+        catch: (cause) => new ContainerError({ cause })
+      }),
       (container) => Effect.promise(() => container.stop())
     )
   )
@@ -23,7 +30,7 @@ export class PgContainer extends Context.Tag("test/PgContainer")<
     Effect.gen(function*(_) {
       const container = yield* _(PgContainer)
       return Pg.client.layer({
-        url: Config.succeed(Secret.fromString(container.getConnectionUri()))
+        url: Config.succeed(Redacted.make(container.getConnectionUri()))
       })
     })
   ).pipe(Layer.provide(this.Live))
@@ -38,7 +45,10 @@ export class MysqlContainer extends Context.Tag("test/MysqlContainer")<
   static Live = Layer.scoped(
     this,
     Effect.acquireRelease(
-      Effect.promise(() => new MySqlContainer("mysql:lts").start()),
+      Effect.tryPromise({
+        try: () => new MySqlContainer("mysql:lts").start(),
+        catch: (cause) => new ContainerError({ cause })
+      }),
       (container) => Effect.promise(() => container.stop())
     )
   )
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ export class MysqlContainer extends Context.Tag("test/MysqlContainer")<
     Effect.gen(function*(_) {
       const container = yield* _(MysqlContainer)
       return Mysql.client.layer({
-        url: Config.succeed(Secret.fromString(container.getConnectionUri()))
+        url: Config.succeed(Redacted.make(container.getConnectionUri()))
       })
     })
   ).pipe(Layer.provide(this.Live))