diff --git a/tests/functional/conftest.py b/tests/functional/conftest.py
index 2ff5fddf..8a5601f7 100644
--- a/tests/functional/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/functional/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 import pytest
 
+from pytest_docker_pexpect.docker import run as pexpect_docker_run, \
+    stats as pexpect_docker_stats
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def build_container_mock(mocker):
     return mocker.patch('pytest_docker_pexpect.docker.build_container')
+
+
+def run_side_effect(*args, **kwargs):
+    container_id = pexpect_docker_run(*args, **kwargs)
+    pexpect_docker_stats(container_id)
+    return container_id
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def run_mock(mocker):
+    return mocker.patch('pytest_docker_pexpect.docker.run', side_effect=run_side_effect)