diff --git a/docker-mender-convert b/docker-mender-convert
index 724a2be..74fa3c2 100755
--- a/docker-mender-convert
+++ b/docker-mender-convert
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ IMAGE_NAME=${IMAGE_NAME:-mender-convert}
 MENDER_CONVERT_DIR="$(pwd)"
 
 docker run \
+  --rm \
   -v $MENDER_CONVERT_DIR:/mender-convert \
   --privileged=true \
   --cap-add=SYS_MODULE \