diff --git a/src/node/api_clients/rest.py b/src/node/api_clients/rest.py
index c2197da..512c88a 100644
--- a/src/node/api_clients/rest.py
+++ b/src/node/api_clients/rest.py
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ class REST(BaseClient):
         return self.make_request(method, url, headers=headers, data=payload)
 
     def status(self):
-        info_response = self.rest_call("get", "cl/status")
-        return info_response.json()
+        status_response = self.rest_call("get", "cl/status")
+        logger.debug(f"Status response  {status_response}")
+        return status_response.json()
diff --git a/src/node/nomos_node.py b/src/node/nomos_node.py
index 84fdcd7..277278b 100644
--- a/src/node/nomos_node.py
+++ b/src/node/nomos_node.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class NomosNode:
             container_ip=self._ext_ip,
             volumes=self._volumes,
             entrypoint=self._entrypoint,
-            remove_container=True,
+            remove_container=False,
             name=self._container_name,
         )