diff --git a/test/config.sh b/test/config.sh
index 97574b27..f4e2c9a3 100644
--- a/test/config.sh
+++ b/test/config.sh
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ check_restart() {
 start_suite() {
     for host in $HOSTS; do
         [ -z "$DEBUG" ] || echo "Cleaning up on $host: removing all containers and resetting weave"
-        PLUGIN_FILTER=$(docker_on $host inspect -f 'grep -v {{.Id}}' weaveplugin 2>/dev/null) || PLUGIN_FILTER=cat
+        PLUGIN_FILTER=$(docker_on $host inspect -f 'grep -v {{printf "%.12s" .Id}}' weaveplugin 2>/dev/null) || PLUGIN_FILTER=cat
         rm_containers $host $(docker_on $host ps -aq 2>/dev/null | $PLUGIN_FILTER)
         weave_on $host reset 2>/dev/null
     done