diff --git a/listings/exercises/ex06-bind-mount/commands.sh b/listings/exercises/ex06-bind-mount/commands.sh
index dc6f622..8bdcb1f 100755
--- a/listings/exercises/ex06-bind-mount/commands.sh
+++ b/listings/exercises/ex06-bind-mount/commands.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Exercise 6 — Bind Mounts
 
-# Terminal 1: write dates to /tmp/output
-podman run -v /tmp:/data --rm -ti busybox \
+# Terminal 1: write dates to /tmp/output (detached)
+podman run -d --name writer -v /tmp:/data busybox \
   sh -c 'while true; do sleep 1; date >> /data/output; done'
 
-# Terminal 2: watch the output
-podman run -v /tmp:/data --rm busybox tail -f /data/output
+# Terminal 2: watch the output (Ctrl+C to exit)
+podman run --rm -v /tmp:/data busybox tail -f /data/output
 
 # Cleanup
+podman stop writer && podman rm writer
 rm -f /tmp/output
diff --git a/listings/exercises/ex07-named-volume/commands.sh b/listings/exercises/ex07-named-volume/commands.sh
index 57510a4..3847552 100755
--- a/listings/exercises/ex07-named-volume/commands.sh
+++ b/listings/exercises/ex07-named-volume/commands.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 
 podman volume create pizza
 
-# Terminal 1: write dates into the volume
-podman run -v pizza:/data --rm -ti busybox \
+# Terminal 1: write dates into the volume (detached)
+podman run -d --name writer -v pizza:/data busybox \
   sh -c 'while true; do sleep 1; date >> /data/output; done'
 
-# Terminal 2: watch the output
-podman run -v pizza:/data --rm busybox tail -f /data/output
+# Terminal 2: watch the output (Ctrl+C to exit)
+podman run --rm -v pizza:/data busybox tail -f /data/output
 
 # Cleanup
+podman stop writer && podman rm writer
 podman volume rm pizza