diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 46e7a2410e9..309873abc8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           # run-ci.py runs the diffing to see if github actions needs to test this framework. Ideally/eventually,
           # we'd like to try and do the diffing before github_actions_clean & setup.
           # This will run the tests exactly as you would in your own vm:
-          docker network create tfb > /dev/null 2>&1 && docker run --network=tfb -e USER_ID=$(id -u) -e CI=true -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --mount type=bind,source=`pwd`,target=/FrameworkBenchmarks techempower/tfb --mode verify --test-dir $RUN_TESTS --results-environment Github-Actions;
+          docker network create tfb > /dev/null 2>&1 && docker run --network=tfb -e USER_ID=$(id -u) -e CI=true -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --mount type=bind,source=`pwd`,target=/FrameworkBenchmarks techempower/tfb --mode verify --force-rm --test-dir $RUN_TESTS --results-environment Github-Actions;
   dependabot:
     needs: verify
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/toolset/run-tests.py b/toolset/run-tests.py
index ac24969c4e4..9e65cec801d 100644
--- a/toolset/run-tests.py
+++ b/toolset/run-tests.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
         help='Extra docker arguments to be passed to the test container')
     parser.add_argument(
         '--force-rm',
-        default=False,
+        action='store_true',
         help='Remove intermediate docker containers after running.')
 
     # Network options
diff --git a/toolset/wrk/wrk.dockerfile b/toolset/wrk/wrk.dockerfile
index 772fe3268fa..9d65d1108b8 100644
--- a/toolset/wrk/wrk.dockerfile
+++ b/toolset/wrk/wrk.dockerfile
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:24.04
 
-# Required scripts for benchmarking
-COPY concurrency.sh pipeline.lua pipeline.sh query.sh ./
-
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get install --no-install-recommends -qqUy curl wrk > /dev/null
 
-# Environment vars required by the wrk scripts with nonsense defaults
-ENV accept=accept \
-    duration=duration \
-    levels=levels \
-    max_concurrency=max_concurrency \
-    max_threads=max_threads \
-    name=name \
-    pipeline=pipeline \
-    server_host=server_host
+# Required scripts for benchmarking
+COPY concurrency.sh pipeline.lua pipeline.sh query.sh ./