diff --git a/topics/using-docker-images.dita b/topics/using-docker-images.dita
index 4fdf57ad..36a4643c 100644
--- a/topics/using-docker-images.dita
+++ b/topics/using-docker-images.dita
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <cmd>To build output, map a host directory to a container volume and specify options for the
             <cmdname>dita</cmdname> command.</cmd>
         <stepxmp>
-          <codeblock outputclass="syntax-bash">$ <cmdname>docker</cmdname> run -it \
+          <codeblock outputclass="syntax-bash">$ <cmdname>docker</cmdname> run --rm \
   -v /Users/<varname>username</varname>/source:/src ghcr.io/dita-ot/dita-ot:<keyword keyref="maintenance-version"/> \
   -i /src/input.ditamap \
   -o /src/out \
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
           <div platform="windows">
             <p>On Windows, if your <filepath>Users</filepath> directory is on the <filepath>C:\</filepath> drive, use
               <filepath>/c/Users/…</filepath> to map the host directory:</p>
-            <codeblock>> C:\Users\username> <cmdname>docker</cmdname> run -it ^
+            <codeblock>> C:\Users\username> <cmdname>docker</cmdname> run --rm ^
   -v /c/Users/<varname>username</varname>/source:/src ghcr.io/dita-ot/dita-ot:<keyword keyref="maintenance-version"/> ^
   -i /src/input.ditamap ^
   -o /src/out ^