diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
index 4d3778c63d1..d9ed5d2a252 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainer.java
@@ -325,19 +325,23 @@ protected void doStart() {
 
             configure();
 
-            logger().debug("Starting container: {}", getDockerImageName());
+            if (logger().isDebugEnabled()) {
+                logger().debug("Starting container: {}", getDockerImageName());
+            }
 
             AtomicInteger attempt = new AtomicInteger(0);
             Unreliables.retryUntilSuccess(
                 startupAttempts,
                 () -> {
-                    logger()
-                        .debug(
-                            "Trying to start container: {} (attempt {}/{})",
-                            getDockerImageName(),
-                            attempt.incrementAndGet(),
-                            startupAttempts
-                        );
+                    if (logger().isDebugEnabled()) {
+                        logger()
+                            .debug(
+                                "Trying to start container: {} (attempt {}/{})",
+                                getDockerImageName(),
+                                attempt.incrementAndGet(),
+                                startupAttempts
+                            );
+                    }
                     tryStart();
                     return true;
                 }
@@ -658,12 +662,12 @@ public void stop() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Provide a logger that references the docker image name.
+     * Provide the shared logger for generic container lifecycle messages.
      *
-     * @return a logger that references the docker image name
+     * @return the shared generic container logger
      */
     protected Logger logger() {
-        return DockerLoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getDockerImageName());
+        return DockerLoggerFactory.getLogger("genericcontainer");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainerTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainerTest.java
index 37aac1b0af9..6a9bafab912 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainerTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/GenericContainerTest.java
@@ -216,19 +216,22 @@ void testArchitectureCheck() {
             ListAppender<ILoggingEvent> listAppender = new ListAppender<>();
             listAppender.start();
             logger.addAppender(listAppender);
-
-            container.start();
-
-            String regexMatch = "The architecture '\\S+' for image .*";
-            assertThat(listAppender.list)
-                .describedAs(
-                    "Received log list does not have a message matching '" +
-                    regexMatch +
-                    "': " +
-                    listAppender.list.toString()
-                )
-                .filteredOn(event -> event.getMessage().matches(regexMatch))
-                .isNotEmpty();
+            try {
+                container.start();
+
+                String regexMatch = "The architecture '\\S+' for image .*";
+                assertThat(listAppender.list)
+                    .describedAs(
+                        "Received log list does not have a message matching '" +
+                        regexMatch +
+                        "': " +
+                        listAppender.list.toString()
+                    )
+                    .filteredOn(event -> event.getMessage().matches(regexMatch))
+                    .isNotEmpty();
+            } finally {
+                logger.detachAppender(listAppender);
+            }
         }
     }