diff --git a/filebeat/tests/system/test_autodiscover.py b/filebeat/tests/system/test_autodiscover.py
index 0f8b44b0750..62dd7916437 100644
--- a/filebeat/tests/system/test_autodiscover.py
+++ b/filebeat/tests/system/test_autodiscover.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import os
+import docker
 import filebeat
+import os
 import unittest
 
 from beat.beat import INTEGRATION_TESTS
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 
 class TestAutodiscover(filebeat.BaseTest):
@@ -16,47 +18,30 @@ def test_docker(self):
         """
         Test docker autodiscover starts input
         """
-        import docker
-        docker_client = docker.from_env()
-
-        self.render_config_template(
-            inputs=False,
-            autodiscover={
-                'docker': {
-                    'cleanup_timeout': '0s',
-                    'templates': '''
-                      - condition:
-                          equals.docker.container.image: busybox
-                        config:
-                          - type: log
-                            paths:
-                              - %s/${data.docker.container.image}.log
-                    ''' % self.working_dir,
+        with self.container_running() as container:
+            self.render_config_template(
+                inputs=False,
+                autodiscover={
+                    'docker': {
+                        'cleanup_timeout': '0s',
+                        'templates': f'''
+                          - condition:
+                                equals.docker.container.name: {container.name}
+                            config:
+                              - type: log
+                                paths:
+                                  - %s/${{data.docker.container.name}}.log
+                        ''' % self.working_dir,
+                    },
                 },
-            },
-        )
+            )
 
-        with open(os.path.join(self.working_dir, 'busybox.log'), 'wb') as f:
-            f.write(b'Busybox output 1\n')
-
-        proc = self.start_beat()
-        docker_client.images.pull('busybox')
-        docker_client.containers.run('busybox', 'sleep 1')
+            proc = self.start_beat()
+            self._test(container)
 
-        self.wait_until(lambda: self.log_contains('Starting runner: input'))
         self.wait_until(lambda: self.log_contains('Stopping runner: input'))
-
-        output = self.read_output_json()
         proc.check_kill_and_wait()
 
-        # Check metadata is added
-        assert output[0]['message'] == 'Busybox output 1'
-        assert output[0]['container']['image']['name'] == 'busybox'
-        assert output[0]['docker']['container']['labels'] == {}
-        assert 'name' in output[0]['container']
-
-        self.assert_fields_are_documented(output[0])
-
     @unittest.skipIf(not INTEGRATION_TESTS or
                      os.getenv("TESTING_ENVIRONMENT") == "2x",
                      "integration test not available on 2.x")
@@ -64,41 +49,47 @@ def test_default_settings(self):
         """
         Test docker autodiscover default config settings
         """
-        import docker
-        docker_client = docker.from_env()
-
-        self.render_config_template(
-            inputs=False,
-            autodiscover={
-                'docker': {
-                    'cleanup_timeout': '0s',
-                    'hints.enabled': 'true',
-                    'hints.default_config': '''
-                      type: log
-                      paths:
-                        - %s/${data.container.image}.log
-                    ''' % self.working_dir,
+        with self.container_running() as container:
+            self.render_config_template(
+                inputs=False,
+                autodiscover={
+                    'docker': {
+                        'cleanup_timeout': '0s',
+                        'hints.enabled': 'true',
+                        'hints.default_config': '''
+                          type: log
+                          paths:
+                            - %s/${data.container.name}.log
+                        ''' % self.working_dir,
+                    },
                 },
-            },
-        )
+            )
+            proc = self.start_beat()
+            self._test(container)
 
-        with open(os.path.join(self.working_dir, 'busybox.log'), 'wb') as f:
-            f.write(b'Busybox output 1\n')
+        self.wait_until(lambda: self.log_contains('Stopping runner: input'))
+        proc.check_kill_and_wait()
 
-        proc = self.start_beat()
-        docker_client.images.pull('busybox')
-        docker_client.containers.run('busybox', 'sleep 1')
+    def _test(self, container):
+        with open(os.path.join(self.working_dir, f'{container.name}.log'), 'wb') as f:
+            f.write(b'Busybox output 1\n')
 
         self.wait_until(lambda: self.log_contains('Starting runner: input'))
-        self.wait_until(lambda: self.log_contains('Stopping runner: input'))
+        self.wait_until(lambda: self.output_has(lines=1))
 
         output = self.read_output_json()
-        proc.check_kill_and_wait()
 
         # Check metadata is added
         assert output[0]['message'] == 'Busybox output 1'
-        assert output[0]['container']['image']['name'] == 'busybox'
-        assert output[0]['docker']['container']['labels'] == {}
+        assert output[0]['container']['name'] == container.name
+        assert output[0]['docker']['container']['labels'] == container.labels
         assert 'name' in output[0]['container']
 
         self.assert_fields_are_documented(output[0])
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def container_running(self, image_name='busybox:latest'):
+        docker_client = docker.from_env()
+        container = docker_client.containers.run(image_name, 'sleep 60', detach=True, remove=True)
+        yield container
+        container.remove(force=True)