diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/DockerProcedureContainer.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/DockerProcedureContainer.ts
index 012a70eee..40a152bab 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/DockerProcedureContainer.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/DockerProcedureContainer.ts
@@ -88,15 +88,19 @@ export class DockerProcedureContainer {
     return new DockerProcedureContainer(overlay)
   }
 
-  async exec(commands: string[]) {
+  async exec(commands: string[], { destroy = true } = {}) {
     try {
       return await this.overlay.exec(commands)
     } finally {
-      await this.overlay.destroy()
+      if (destroy) await this.overlay.destroy()
     }
   }
 
-  async execFail(commands: string[], timeoutMs: number | null) {
+  async execFail(
+    commands: string[],
+    timeoutMs: number | null,
+    { destroy = true } = {},
+  ) {
     try {
       const res = await this.overlay.exec(commands, {}, timeoutMs)
       if (res.exitCode !== 0) {
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ export class DockerProcedureContainer {
       }
       return res
     } finally {
-      await this.overlay.destroy()
+      if (destroy) await this.overlay.destroy()
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/MainLoop.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/MainLoop.ts
index f8f0a2d6e..e29170543 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/MainLoop.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/MainLoop.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ const EMBASSY_PROPERTIES_LOOP = 30 * 1000
  * Also, this has an ability to clean itself up too if need be.
  */
 export class MainLoop {
+  private _mainDockerContainer?: DockerProcedureContainer
+  get mainDockerContainer() {
+    return this._mainDockerContainer
+  }
   private healthLoops?: {
     name: string
     interval: NodeJS.Timeout
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ export class MainLoop {
       this.system.manifest.main,
       this.system.manifest.volumes,
     )
+    this._mainDockerContainer = dockerProcedureContainer
     if (jsMain) {
       throw new Error("Unreachable")
     }
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ export class MainLoop {
     await main?.daemon.stop().catch((e) => console.error(e))
     this.effects.setMainStatus({ status: "stopped" })
     if (healthLoops) healthLoops.forEach((x) => clearInterval(x.interval))
+    delete this._mainDockerContainer
   }
 
   private constructHealthLoops() {
@@ -138,17 +144,25 @@ export class MainLoop {
           const actionProcedure = value
           const timeChanged = Date.now() - start
           if (actionProcedure.type === "docker") {
-            const container = await DockerProcedureContainer.of(
-              effects,
-              manifest.id,
-              actionProcedure,
-              manifest.volumes,
+            // prettier-ignore
+            const container = 
+              actionProcedure.inject && this._mainDockerContainer ?
+              this._mainDockerContainer :
+              await DockerProcedureContainer.of(
+                effects,
+                manifest.id,
+                actionProcedure,
+                manifest.volumes,
+              )
+            const shouldDestroy = container !== this._mainDockerContainer
+            const executed = await container.exec(
+              [
+                actionProcedure.entrypoint,
+                ...actionProcedure.args,
+                JSON.stringify(timeChanged),
+              ],
+              { destroy: shouldDestroy },
             )
-            const executed = await container.exec([
-              actionProcedure.entrypoint,
-              ...actionProcedure.args,
-              JSON.stringify(timeChanged),
-            ])
             if (executed.exitCode === 0) {
               await effects.setHealth({
                 id: healthId,
diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
index ffdb02988..f639d00cd 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/index.ts
@@ -799,12 +799,17 @@ export class SystemForEmbassy implements System {
     const actionProcedure = this.manifest.actions?.[actionId]?.implementation
     if (!actionProcedure) return { message: "Action not found", value: null }
     if (actionProcedure.type === "docker") {
-      const container = await DockerProcedureContainer.of(
-        effects,
-        this.manifest.id,
-        actionProcedure,
-        this.manifest.volumes,
-      )
+      const container =
+        actionProcedure.inject && this.currentRunning?.mainDockerContainer
+          ? this.currentRunning?.mainDockerContainer
+          : await DockerProcedureContainer.of(
+              effects,
+              this.manifest.id,
+              actionProcedure,
+              this.manifest.volumes,
+            )
+      const shouldDestroy =
+        container !== this.currentRunning?.mainDockerContainer
       return JSON.parse(
         (
           await container.execFail(
@@ -814,6 +819,7 @@ export class SystemForEmbassy implements System {
               JSON.stringify(formData),
             ],
             timeoutMs,
+            { destroy: shouldDestroy },
           )
         ).stdout.toString(),
       )