diff --git a/src/dockerproxy.js b/src/dockerproxy.js
index 35cc7be68..b7a46c3e0 100644
--- a/src/dockerproxy.js
+++ b/src/dockerproxy.js
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ function attachDockerRequest(req, res, next) {
     next();
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 async function containersCreate(req, res, next) {
     safe.set(req.body, 'HostConfig.NetworkMode', 'cloudron'); // overwrite the network the container lives in
     safe.set(req.body, 'NetworkingConfig', {}); // drop any custom network configs
diff --git a/src/test/dockerproxy-test.js b/src/test/dockerproxy-test.js
index 47e1634fa..c79a25499 100644
--- a/src/test/dockerproxy-test.js
+++ b/src/test/dockerproxy-test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ const child_process = require('child_process'),
     constants = require('../constants.js'),
     dockerProxy = require('../dockerproxy.js'),
     expect = require('expect.js'),
-    infra = require('../infra_version.js');
+    infra = require('../infra_version.js'),
+    syslogServer = require('../../syslog.js');
 
 const DOCKER = `docker -H tcp://172.18.0.1:${constants.DOCKER_PROXY_PORT} `;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ describe('Dockerproxy', function () {
     // create a container to test against
     before(async function () {
         await setup();
+        await syslogServer.start();
         await dockerProxy.start();
 
         const stdout = await exec(`${DOCKER} run -d ${infra.images.base} "bin/bash" "-c" "while true; do echo 'perpetual walrus'; sleep 1; done"`);
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ describe('Dockerproxy', function () {
     after(async function () {
         await exec(`${DOCKER} rm -f ${containerId}`);
         await dockerProxy.stop();
+        await syslogServer.stop();
         await cleanup();
     });