diff --git a/demo/vagrant/client1.hcl b/demo/vagrant/client1.hcl
index 6ba1e5fc9..15c3c8ec9 100644
--- a/demo/vagrant/client1.hcl
+++ b/demo/vagrant/client1.hcl
@@ -21,3 +21,16 @@ client {
 ports {
   http = 5656
 }
+
+# Because we will potentially have two clients talking to the same
+# Docker daemon, we have to disable the dangling container cleanup,
+# otherwise they will stop each other's work thinking it was orphaned.
+plugin "docker" {
+  config {
+    gc {
+      dangling_containers {
+        enabled = false
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/demo/vagrant/client2.hcl b/demo/vagrant/client2.hcl
index d1a42737f..6109260d8 100644
--- a/demo/vagrant/client2.hcl
+++ b/demo/vagrant/client2.hcl
@@ -21,3 +21,16 @@ client {
 ports {
   http = 5657
 }
+
+# Because we will potentially have two clients talking to the same
+# Docker daemon, we have to disable the dangling container cleanup,
+# otherwise they will stop each other's work thinking it was orphaned.
+plugin "docker" {
+  config {
+    gc {
+      dangling_containers {
+        enabled = false
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}