diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/service/ComposedRecordingService.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/service/ComposedRecordingService.java
index 540beffde..e36681658 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/service/ComposedRecordingService.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/service/ComposedRecordingService.java
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService extends RecordingService {
 					} else {
 						log.warn("Removing container {} for closed session {}...", containerIdAux,
 								session.getSessionId());
-						dockerManager.stopDockerContainer(containerIdAux);
-						dockerManager.removeDockerContainer(containerIdAux, false);
+						dockerManager.removeDockerContainer(containerIdAux, true);
 						containers.remove(containerId);
 						containerClosed = true;
 						log.warn("Container {} for closed session {} succesfully stopped and removed", containerIdAux,
@@ -433,7 +432,6 @@ public class ComposedRecordingService extends RecordingService {
 	private void failRecordingCompletion(Recording recording, String containerId, OpenViduException e)
 			throws OpenViduException {
 		recording.setStatus(io.openvidu.java.client.Recording.Status.failed);
-		dockerManager.stopDockerContainer(containerId);
 		dockerManager.removeDockerContainer(containerId, true);
 		containers.remove(containerId);
 		throw e;
diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/utils/DockerManager.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/utils/DockerManager.java
index 3423ec871..dcc5cf0cd 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/utils/DockerManager.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/utils/DockerManager.java
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ public class DockerManager {
 		dockerClient.removeContainerCmd(containerId).withForce(force).exec();
 	}
 
-	public void stopDockerContainer(String containerId) {
-		dockerClient.stopContainerCmd(containerId).exec();
-	}
-
 	public void cleanStrandedContainers(String imageName) {
 		List<Container> existingContainers = this.dockerClient.listContainersCmd().withShowAll(true).exec();
 		for (Container container : existingContainers) {