diff --git a/pkg/compose/start.go b/pkg/compose/start.go
index f06fd228..1b12614c 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/start.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/start.go
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ func (s *composeService) watchContainers(ctx context.Context, projectName string
 	err := s.Events(ctx, projectName, api.EventsOptions{
 		Services: services,
 		Consumer: func(event api.Event) error {
+			if (event.Status == "destroy") {
+				// This container can't be inspected, because it's gone.
+				// Its already been removed from the watched map.
+				return nil
+			}
+
 			inspected, err := s.apiClient.ContainerInspect(ctx, event.Container)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err