diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go
index 0c41687c9c..f16582f40f 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_exec_test.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecApiStartMultipleTimesError(c *check.C) {
 // #20638
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestExecApiStartWithDetach(c *check.C) {
 	name := "foo"
-	dockerCmd(c, "run", "-d", "-t", "--name", name, "busybox", "top")
+	runSleepingContainer(c, "-d", "-t", "--name", name)
 	data := map[string]interface{}{
 		"cmd":         []string{"true"},
 		"AttachStdin": true,