diff --git a/cmd/ocm-backplane/console/console.go b/cmd/ocm-backplane/console/console.go
index 159b36b3..790bbe52 100644
--- a/cmd/ocm-backplane/console/console.go
+++ b/cmd/ocm-backplane/console/console.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package console
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ type containerEngineInterface interface {
 	// some container engines have special handlings for different types of containers
 	runConsoleContainer(containerName string, port string, consoleArgs []string, envVars []envVar) error
 	runMonitorPlugin(containerName string, consoleContainerName string, nginxConf string, pluginArgs []string) error
+	containerIsExist(containerName string) (bool, error)
 }
 
 type podmanLinux struct{}
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ var (
 
 	// Pull Secret saving directory
 	pullSecretConfigDirectory string
+
+	ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 )
 
 func newConsoleOptions() *consoleOptions {
@@ -242,25 +246,43 @@ func (o *consoleOptions) run(cmd *cobra.Command, argv []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = o.runConsoleContainer(ce)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	err = o.runMonitorPlugin(ce)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	err = o.printURL()
-	if err != nil {
+
+	done := make(chan bool)
+	errs := make(chan error)
+
+	go o.runContainers(ce, done, errs)
+
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		err := <-errs
 		return err
 	}
+
 	err = o.cleanUp(ce)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (o *consoleOptions) runContainers(ce containerEngineInterface, done chan bool, errs chan<- error) {
+	if err := o.runConsoleContainer(ce); err != nil {
+
+		errs <- err
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := o.runMonitorPlugin(ce); err != nil {
+		errs <- err
+	}
+
+	if err := o.printURL(); err != nil {
+		errs <- err
+	}
+
+	close(done)
+}
+
 // Parse environment variables
 func (o *consoleOptions) determineOpenBrowser() error {
 	if env, ok := os.LookupEnv(EnvBrowserDefault); ok {
@@ -637,14 +659,22 @@ func (o *consoleOptions) cleanUp(ce containerEngineInterface) error {
 		o.terminationFunction = &execActionOnTermStruct{}
 	}
 
+	<-ctx.Done()
 	err = o.terminationFunction.execActionOnTerminationFunction(func() error {
 		for _, c := range containersToCleanUp {
-			err := ce.stopContainer(c)
+			exist, err := ce.containerIsExist(c)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to stop container %s: %v", c, err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to check container exist %s: %v", c, err)
+			}
+			if exist {
+				err := ce.stopContainer(c)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to stop container '%s' during the cleanup process: %v", c, err)
+				}
+
+				logger.Infoln(fmt.Sprintf("Container removed: %s", c))
 			}
 
-			logger.Infoln(fmt.Sprintf("Container removed: %s", c))
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -1023,10 +1053,11 @@ func podmanRunConsoleContainer(containerName string, port string, consoleArgs []
 	}
 	engRunArgs = append(engRunArgs, consoleArgs...)
 	logger.WithField("Command", fmt.Sprintf("`%s %s`", PODMAN, strings.Join(engRunArgs, " "))).Infoln("Running container")
-	runCmd := createCommand(PODMAN, engRunArgs...)
+
+	runCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, PODMAN, engRunArgs...)
+	defer cancel()
 	runCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	runCmd.Stdout = nil
-
 	err = runCmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -1290,6 +1321,30 @@ func generalStopContainer(containerEngine string, containerName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func generalContainerIsExist(containerEngine string, containerName string) (bool, error) {
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	filter := fmt.Sprintf("name=%s", containerName)
+	existArgs := []string{
+		"ps",
+		"-aq",
+		"--filter",
+		filter,
+	}
+	existCmd := createCommand(containerEngine, existArgs...)
+	existCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	existCmd.Stdout = &out
+
+	err := existCmd.Run()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to check container exist %s: %s", containerName, err)
+	}
+	if out.String() != "" {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
 // podman-stop for Linux
 func (ce *podmanLinux) stopContainer(containerName string) error {
 	return generalStopContainer(PODMAN, containerName)
@@ -1309,3 +1364,23 @@ func (ce *dockerLinux) stopContainer(containerName string) error {
 func (ce *dockerMac) stopContainer(containerName string) error {
 	return generalStopContainer(DOCKER, containerName)
 }
+
+// podman-exist for Linux
+func (ce *podmanLinux) containerIsExist(containerName string) (bool, error) {
+	return generalContainerIsExist(PODMAN, containerName)
+}
+
+// podman-exist for MacOS
+func (ce *podmanMac) containerIsExist(containerName string) (bool, error) {
+	return generalContainerIsExist(PODMAN, containerName)
+}
+
+// docker-exist for Linux
+func (ce *dockerLinux) containerIsExist(containerName string) (bool, error) {
+	return generalContainerIsExist(DOCKER, containerName)
+}
+
+// docker-exist for MacOS
+func (ce *dockerMac) containerIsExist(containerName string) (bool, error) {
+	return generalContainerIsExist(DOCKER, containerName)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/ocm-backplane/console/console_test.go b/cmd/ocm-backplane/console/console_test.go
index d0fc4910..39ea44f5 100644
--- a/cmd/ocm-backplane/console/console_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ocm-backplane/console/console_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -438,8 +437,12 @@ var _ = Describe("console command", func() {
 			o.url = "http://127.0.0.2:1447"
 			o.openBrowser = false
 			o.containerEngineFlag = DOCKER
-			err1 := o.run(&cobra.Command{}, []string{})
-			Expect(err1).To(BeNil())
+			ce, err := o.getContainerEngineImpl()
+			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+			done := make(chan bool)
+			errs := make(chan error)
+			o.runContainers(ce, done, errs)
+			Expect(errs).To(BeEmpty())
 			os.Setenv("BACKPLANE_DEFAULT_OPEN_BROWSER", "")
 			removePath(oldpath)
 		})