diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixture/db.ts b/src/__tests__/fixture/db.ts
index 186a2de8..3492d897 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/fixture/db.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixture/db.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ export async function purgeContainer(container: Docker.Container) {
     await containers.delete(container);
     try {
       await container.remove({ force: true });
-    } catch (err: { statusCode?: number }) {
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      const statusCode =
+        err && err.statusCode && typeof err.statusCode === "number"
+          ? err.statusCode
+          : 0;
       // if 404, we probably used the --rm flag on container launch. it's all good.
-      if (!(err.statusCode === 404 || err.statusCode === 409)) {
+      if (!(statusCode === 404 || statusCode === 409)) {
         throw err; // eslint-disable-line
       }
     }