diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96a66cf8c8..af1a6b7dab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestNginxLatestReturn(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	defer nginxC.Terminate(ctx)
+	defer nginxC.Terminate(ctx, t)
 	ip, err := nginxC.GetIPAddress(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -46,39 +46,43 @@ This is a simple example, you can create one container in my case using the
 `nginx` image. You can get its IP `ip, err := nginxC.GetIPAddress(ctx)` and you
 can use it to make a GET: `resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ip))`
 
-To clean your environment you can defer the container termination `defer nginxC.Terminate(ctx)`.
+To clean your environment you can defer the container termination `defer
+nginxC.Terminate(ctx, t)`. `t` is `*testing.T` and it is used to notify is the
+`defer` failed marking the test as failed.
 
 You can build more complex flow using envvar to configure the containers. Let's
 suppose you are testing an application that requites redis:
 
 ```go
-ctx := context.Background()
-redisC, err := testcontainer.RunContainer(ctx, "redis", testcontainer.RequestContainer{
-    ExportedPort: []string{
-        "6379/tpc",
-    },
-})
-if err != nil {
-    t.Error(err)
-}
-defer redisC.Terminate(ctx)
-redisIP, err := redisC.GetIPAddress(ctx)
-if err != nil {
-    t.Error(err)
-}
+func TestRedisPing(t testing.T) {
+    ctx := context.Background()
+    redisC, err := testcontainer.RunContainer(ctx, "redis", testcontainer.RequestContainer{
+        ExportedPort: []string{
+            "6379/tpc",
+        },
+    })
+    if err != nil {
+        t.Error(err)
+    }
+    defer redisC.Terminate(ctx, t)
+    redisIP, err := redisC.GetIPAddress(ctx)
+    if err != nil {
+        t.Error(err)
+    }
 
-appC, err := testcontainer.RunContainer(ctx, "your/app", testcontainer.RequestContainer{
-    ExportedPort: []string{
-        "8081/tpc",
-    },
-    Env: map[string]string{
-        "REDIS_HOST": fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:6379", redisIP),
-    },
-})
-if err != nil {
-    t.Error(err)
-}
-defer appC.Terminate(ctx)
+    appC, err := testcontainer.RunContainer(ctx, "your/app", testcontainer.RequestContainer{
+        ExportedPort: []string{
+            "8081/tpc",
+        },
+        Env: map[string]string{
+            "REDIS_HOST": fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:6379", redisIP),
+        },
+    })
+    if err != nil {
+        t.Error(err)
+    }
+    defer appC.Terminate(ctx, t)
 
-// your assertions
+    // your assertions
+}
 ```
diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index 868fe9f96c..aba07d706a 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package testcontainer
 import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
+	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@ type Container struct {
 }
 
 // Terminate is used to kill the container. It is usally triggered by as defer function.
-func (c *Container) Terminate(ctx context.Context) error {
-	var err error
+func (c *Container) Terminate(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) error {
 	cli, err := client.NewEnvClient()
 	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
 		return err
 	}
 	return cli.ContainerRemove(ctx, c.ID, types.ContainerRemoveOptions{
diff --git a/docker_test.go b/docker_test.go
index ffb9caeeca..6716ef256d 100644
--- a/docker_test.go
+++ b/docker_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestContainerCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	defer nginxC.Terminate(ctx)
+	defer nginxC.Terminate(ctx, t)
 	ip, err := nginxC.GetIPAddress(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)