diff --git a/test/tests/parallel/set3/container_configuration/process_check_restart.bats b/test/tests/parallel/set3/container_configuration/process_check_restart.bats
index 0b7f0301..0a54a60f 100644
--- a/test/tests/parallel/set3/container_configuration/process_check_restart.bats
+++ b/test/tests/parallel/set3/container_configuration/process_check_restart.bats
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function _should_restart_when_killed() {
   # NOTE: The process name from `pkill --echo` does not always match the equivalent processs name from `pgrep --list-full`.
   # The oldest process returned (if multiple) should be the top-level process launched by supervisord,
   # the PID will verify the target process was killed correctly:
-  local PID=$(docker exec "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pgrep --full --oldest "${PROCESS}")
+  local PID=$(_exec_in_container pgrep --full --oldest "${PROCESS}")
   _run_in_container pkill --echo --full "${PROCESS}"
   assert_output --partial "killed (pid ${PID})"
   assert_success
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ function _check_if_process_is_running() {
   # `--list-full` provides information for matching against (full process path)
   # `--full` allows matching the process against the full path (required if a process is not the exec command, such as started by python3 command without a shebang)
   # `--oldest` should select the parent process when there are multiple results, typically the command defined in `supervisor-app.conf`
-  local IS_RUNNING=$(docker exec "${CONTAINER_NAME}" pgrep --full --list-full "${MIN_SECS_RUNNING[@]}" --oldest "${PROCESS}")
+  local IS_RUNNING=$(_exec_in_container pgrep --full --list-full "${MIN_SECS_RUNNING[@]}" --oldest "${PROCESS}")
 
   # When no matches are found, nothing is returned. Provide something we can assert on (helpful for debugging):
   if [[ ! ${IS_RUNNING} =~ ${PROCESS} ]]; then