diff --git a/playbooks/roles/zuul-executor/tasks/graceful.yaml b/playbooks/roles/zuul-executor/tasks/graceful.yaml
index 5e1466f6f7..4d68461991 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/zuul-executor/tasks/graceful.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/zuul-executor/tasks/graceful.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   register: executor_container_list
 - name: Gracefully stop Zuul Executor
   shell:
-    cmd: docker-compose exec executor zuul-executor graceful
+    cmd: docker-compose exec -T executor zuul-executor graceful
     chdir: /etc/zuul-executor
   become: true
   become_user: root
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/zuul-merger/tasks/graceful.yaml b/playbooks/roles/zuul-merger/tasks/graceful.yaml
index 62c52f1135..11a55a8953 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/zuul-merger/tasks/graceful.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/zuul-merger/tasks/graceful.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   register: merger_container_list
 - name: Gracefully stop Zuul Merger
   shell:
-    cmd: docker-compose exec merger zuul-merger stop
+    cmd: docker-compose exec -T merger zuul-merger stop
     chdir: /etc/zuul-merger
   become: true
   become_user: root