diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8fc771d51..29a104cd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
           until docker exec dojo dojo is-setup-finished
           do
             sleep 1
+            docker exec dojo journalctl -u pwn.college  | tail -n 10
           done
       - name: Run tests against container
         run: "pytest ./test"
diff --git a/script/container-setup.sh b/script/container-setup.sh
index 0f394a123..7380d4c5d 100755
--- a/script/container-setup.sh
+++ b/script/container-setup.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 DOJO_DIR=/opt/pwn.college
-SETUP_DONE_LOCATION_CHECK=/tmp/container-setup-done
-rm -f "$SETUP_DONE_LOCATION_CHECK"
 
 >> $DOJO_DIR/data/config.env
 
@@ -85,4 +83,3 @@ for host in $(cat $DOJO_DIR/user_firewall.allowed); do
     iptables -I DOCKER-USER -i user_firewall -d $(host $host | awk '{print $NF; exit}') -j ACCEPT
 done
 
-touch "$SETUP_DONE_LOCATION_CHECK"
diff --git a/script/dojo b/script/dojo
index f061151a5..d7167a808 100755
--- a/script/dojo
+++ b/script/dojo
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ case "$ACTION" in
 
     # HELP: is-setup-finished: use exit code to return if the system is done with setup
     "is-setup-finished")
-        [ -f /tmp/container-setup-done ] && journalctl -u pwn.college | grep "Finished pwn.college docker compose service"
+        journalctl -u pwn.college | grep "Finished pwn.college docker compose service"
         ;;
 
     # HELP: start: start the dojo. Main entry point for the docker image.