diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index a2989bfdb..96031e99a 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ services:
       CONFIG_API_URL: '${CONFIG_API_URL:-http://grants-ui-config-api:3011}'
       CONFIG_API_JWT_SECRET: ${CONFIG_API_JWT_SECRET:-forms-config-jwt-secret}
       CONFIG_API_JWT_EXPIRY: ${CONFIG_API_JWT_EXPIRY:-1h}
-      FORMS_API_SLUGS: ${FORMS_API_SLUGS:-example-grant-with-auth}
+      FORMS_API_SLUGS: ${FORMS_API_SLUGS:-}
       FORMS_API_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS: ${FORMS_API_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS:-300}
       SFD_UPDATE_URL: '${SFD_UPDATE_URL:-http://localhost:3000/sfd/mock}'
       SFD_UPDATE_ENABLED: ${SFD_UPDATE_ENABLED:-false}
diff --git a/tools/docker-compose-smoke-test.sh b/tools/docker-compose-smoke-test.sh
index 06f502435..d38f2bdab 100755
--- a/tools/docker-compose-smoke-test.sh
+++ b/tools/docker-compose-smoke-test.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 COMPOSE_COMMAND='docker compose -f compose.yml -f compose.ha.yml -f compose.land-grants.yml -f compose.ci.yml'
+echo "Running pre-emptive volume cleanse..."
+docker volume prune -f
 echo "Building docker compose containers..."
 eval "${COMPOSE_COMMAND} build --quiet > /dev/null 2>&1"
 echo "Starting services with docker compose..."
@@ -86,6 +88,6 @@ if [ -n "${PERFORMANCE_TESTS_HOOK:-}" ]; then
   eval "${PERFORMANCE_TESTS_HOOK}"
 fi
 
-eval "${COMPOSE_COMMAND} down"
+eval "${COMPOSE_COMMAND} down -v"
 echo ""
 echo "Tests complete."
diff --git a/tools/run-acceptance-tests.sh b/tools/run-acceptance-tests.sh
index bb2552e32..740c02018 100755
--- a/tools/run-acceptance-tests.sh
+++ b/tools/run-acceptance-tests.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export ACCEPTANCE_TESTS_HOOK="
   docker compose -f compose.tests.yml run --quiet-pull --rm grants-ui-acceptance-tests $TEST_COMMAND &&
   docker compose -f compose.tests.yml run --quiet-pull --rm land-grants-journey-tests $TEST_COMMAND &&
   docker compose -f compose.tests.yml run --quiet-pull --rm woodland-grant-journey-tests $TEST_COMMAND &&
-  docker compose -f compose.tests.yml down
+  docker compose -f compose.tests.yml down -v
 "
 
 "$(dirname "$0")/docker-compose-smoke-test.sh"