diff --git a/docker/shared_testnet/README.md b/docker/shared_testnet/README.md
index fb0369395..d8bcf93d2 100644
--- a/docker/shared_testnet/README.md
+++ b/docker/shared_testnet/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ansible-galaxy install -g -f -r ansible/requirements.yml
 ansible-playbook ansible/nimbus.yml -i ansible/inventory/test -t beacon-node -u YOUR_USER -K -l nimbus-slaves[5:8]
 
 # faster way to pull the Docker image and recreate the containers
-ansible nimbus-slaves[5:8] -i ansible/inventory/test -u YOUR_USER -o -m shell -a "echo; cd /docker/beacon-node-testnet2-1; docker-compose --compatibility up --no-start beacon_node; echo '---'" | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
+ansible nimbus-slaves[5:8] -i ansible/inventory/test -u YOUR_USER -o -m shell -a "echo; cd /docker/beacon-node-testnet2-1; docker-compose --compatibility pull; docker-compose --compatibility up --no-start; echo '---'" | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
 
 # build beacon_node in an external volume
 ansible nimbus-slaves[5:8] -i ansible/inventory/test -u YOUR_USER -o -m shell -a "echo; cd /docker/beacon-node-testnet2-1; docker-compose --compatibility run --rm beacon_node --build; echo '---'" | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ From the nim-beacon-chain repo:
 From the "infra-nimbus" repo:
 
 ```bash
-ansible nimbus-slaves[5:8] -i ansible/inventory/test -u YOUR_USER -o -m shell -a "echo; cd /docker/beacon-node-testnet2-1; docker-compose --compatibility up -d beacon_node; echo '---'" | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
+ansible nimbus-slaves[5:8] -i ansible/inventory/test -u YOUR_USER -o -m shell -a "echo; cd /docker/beacon-node-testnet2-1; docker-compose --compatibility up -d; echo '---'" | sed 's/\\n/\n/g'
 ```
 
diff --git a/docker/shared_testnet/entry_point.sh b/docker/shared_testnet/entry_point.sh
index 9b263f93a..60c83696c 100755
--- a/docker/shared_testnet/entry_point.sh
+++ b/docker/shared_testnet/entry_point.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ while true; do
 	esac
 done
 
+# some old getopt (from util-linux 2.31.1) leaves a '--' option in $@
+if [[ "$1" == "--" ]]; then
+  shift
+fi
+
 EXTRA_ARGS="$@"
 
 #########
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$RUN" == "1" ]]; then
   cd /root/.cache/nimbus/nim-beacon-chain
+  echo $(make SCRIPT_PARAMS="--skipGoerliKey --writeLogFile=false --runOnly --printCmdOnly" ${NETWORK} | tail -n 1) ${EXTRA_ARGS}
   # make sure Docker's SIGINT reaches the beacon_node binary
   eval $(make SCRIPT_PARAMS="--skipGoerliKey --writeLogFile=false --runOnly --printCmdOnly" ${NETWORK} | tail -n 1) ${EXTRA_ARGS}
 fi