diff --git a/pipeline/backend/docker/docker.go b/pipeline/backend/docker/docker.go
index 67bde06a21..accba49d5b 100644
--- a/pipeline/backend/docker/docker.go
+++ b/pipeline/backend/docker/docker.go
@@ -361,8 +361,9 @@ var (
 func isErrContainerNotFoundOrNotRunning(err error) bool {
 	// Error response from daemon: Cannot kill container: ...: No such container: ...
 	// Error response from daemon: Cannot kill container: ...: Container ... is not running"
+	// Error response from podman daemon: can only kill running containers. ... is in state exited
 	// Error: No such container: ...
-	return err != nil && (strings.Contains(err.Error(), "No such container") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is not running"))
+	return err != nil && (strings.Contains(err.Error(), "No such container") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "is not running") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "can only kill running containers"))
 }
 
 // normalizeArchType converts the arch type reported by docker info into