diff --git a/internal/docker/builder.go b/internal/docker/builder.go
index 9ca221a4..4f4218c6 100644
--- a/internal/docker/builder.go
+++ b/internal/docker/builder.go
@@ -440,6 +440,9 @@ func endpoints(p nat.PortMap, csPort, ssPort int) (baseURL, fedBaseURL string, e
 	if !ok {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("port %s not exposed - exposed ports: %v", csapiPort, p)
 	}
+	if len(csapiPortInfo) == 0 {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("port %s exposed with not mapped port: %+v", csapiPort, p)
+	}
 	baseURL = fmt.Sprintf("http://"+HostnameRunningDocker+":%s", csapiPortInfo[0].HostPort)
 
 	ssapiPort := fmt.Sprintf("%d/tcp", ssPort)
@@ -447,6 +450,9 @@ func endpoints(p nat.PortMap, csPort, ssPort int) (baseURL, fedBaseURL string, e
 	if !ok {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("port %s not exposed - exposed ports: %v", ssapiPort, p)
 	}
+	if len(ssapiPortInfo) == 0 {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("port %s exposed with not mapped port: %+v", ssapiPort, p)
+	}
 	fedBaseURL = fmt.Sprintf("https://"+HostnameRunningDocker+":%s", ssapiPortInfo[0].HostPort)
 	return
 }
diff --git a/internal/docker/deployer.go b/internal/docker/deployer.go
index 12c72131..e392945b 100644
--- a/internal/docker/deployer.go
+++ b/internal/docker/deployer.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
@@ -208,8 +209,20 @@ func deployImage(
 		},
 	}, &container.HostConfig{
 		PublishAllPorts: true,
-		ExtraHosts:      extraHosts,
-		Mounts:          mounts,
+		PortBindings: nat.PortMap{
+			nat.Port("8008/tcp"): []nat.PortBinding{
+				{
+					HostIP: "127.0.0.1",
+				},
+			},
+			nat.Port("8448/tcp"): []nat.PortBinding{
+				{
+					HostIP: "127.0.0.1",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		ExtraHosts: extraHosts,
+		Mounts:     mounts,
 	}, &network.NetworkingConfig{
 		EndpointsConfig: map[string]*network.EndpointSettings{
 			contextStr: {
@@ -263,12 +276,24 @@ func deployImage(
 	if cfg.DebugLoggingEnabled {
 		log.Printf("%s: Started container %s", contextStr, containerID)
 	}
+
+	// We need to hammer the inspect endpoint until the ports show up, they don't appear immediately.
 	var inspect types.ContainerJSON
-	inspect, err = docker.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerID)
+	var baseURL, fedBaseURL string
+	inspectStartTime := time.Now()
+	for time.Since(inspectStartTime) < time.Second {
+		inspect, err = docker.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		baseURL, fedBaseURL, err = endpoints(inspect.NetworkSettings.Ports, 8008, 8448)
+		if err == nil {
+			break
+		}
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s : image %s : %w", contextStr, imageID, err)
 	}
-
 	for vol := range inspect.Config.Volumes {
 		log.Printf(
 			"WARNING: %s has a named VOLUME %s - volumes can lead to unpredictable behaviour due to "+
@@ -280,10 +305,6 @@ func deployImage(
 	}
 	log.Printf("%s port bindings: %+v", containerName, inspect.NetworkSettings.Ports)
 
-	baseURL, fedBaseURL, err := endpoints(inspect.NetworkSettings.Ports, 8008, 8448)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s : image %s : %w", contextStr, imageID, err)
-	}
 	var lastErr error
 
 	// Inspect health status of container to check it is up