diff --git a/internal/actions/actions_suite_test.go b/internal/actions/actions_suite_test.go
index b633b6a..5bfbcdd 100644
--- a/internal/actions/actions_suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/actions/actions_suite_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/container/mocks"
 
 	cli "github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 
 	. "github.com/containrrr/watchtower/internal/actions/mocks"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -142,52 +143,4 @@ func createMockContainer(id string, name string, image string, created time.Time
 		},
 	}
 	return *container.NewContainer(&content, nil)
-}
-
-type mockClient struct {
-	TestData      *TestData
-	api           cli.CommonAPIClient
-	pullImages    bool
-	removeVolumes bool
-}
-
-type TestData struct {
-	TriedToRemoveImage    bool
-	NameOfContainerToKeep string
-	Containers            []container.Container
-}
-
-func (client mockClient) ListContainers(f t.Filter) ([]container.Container, error) {
-	return client.TestData.Containers, nil
-}
-
-func (client mockClient) StopContainer(c container.Container, d time.Duration) error {
-	if c.Name() == client.TestData.NameOfContainerToKeep {
-		return errors.New("tried to stop the instance we want to keep")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-func (client mockClient) StartContainer(c container.Container) (string, error) {
-	panic("Not implemented")
-}
-
-func (client mockClient) RenameContainer(c container.Container, s string) error {
-	panic("Not implemented")
-}
-
-func (client mockClient) RemoveImage(c container.Container) error {
-	client.TestData.TriedToRemoveImage = true
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (client mockClient) GetContainer(containerID string) (container.Container, error) {
-	return container.Container{}, nil
-}
-
-func (client mockClient) ExecuteCommand(containerID string, command string, timeout int) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (client mockClient) IsContainerStale(c container.Container) (bool, error) {
-	panic("Not implemented")
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/actions/mocks/client.go b/internal/actions/mocks/client.go
index dad2506..2145484 100644
--- a/internal/actions/mocks/client.go
+++ b/internal/actions/mocks/client.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (client MockClient) GetContainer(containerID string) (container.Container,
 }
 
 // ExecuteCommand is a mock method
-func (client MockClient) ExecuteCommand(containerID string, command string) error {
+func (client MockClient) ExecuteCommand(containerID string, command string, timeout int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/container/container.go b/pkg/container/container.go
index 32e5a31..fb495fe 100644
--- a/pkg/container/container.go
+++ b/pkg/container/container.go
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ func (c Container) IsWatchtower() bool {
 
 // PreUpdateTimeout checks whether a container has a specific timeout set
 // for how long the pre-update command is allowed to run. This value is expressed
-// either as an integer, in minutes, or as "off" which will allow the command/script
-// to run indefinitely. Users should be cautious with the off option, as that
+// either as an integer, in minutes, or as 0 which will allow the command/script
+// to run indefinitely. Users should be cautious with the 0 option, as that
 // could result in watchtower waiting forever.
 func (c Container) PreUpdateTimeout() int {
 	var minutes int
diff --git a/pkg/lifecycle/lifecycle.go b/pkg/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
index 9823f9d..9311355 100644
--- a/pkg/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
+++ b/pkg/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func ExecutePreCheckCommand(client container.Client, container container.Contain
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Executing pre-check command.")
-	if err := client.ExecuteCommand(container.ID(), command); err != nil {
+	if err := client.ExecuteCommand(container.ID(), command, 1); err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -51,24 +51,22 @@ func ExecutePostCheckCommand(client container.Client, container container.Contai
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Executing post-check command.")
-	if err := client.ExecuteCommand(container.ID(), command); err != nil {
+	if err := client.ExecuteCommand(container.ID(), command, 1); err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 	}
 }
 
 // ExecutePreUpdateCommand tries to run the pre-update lifecycle hook for a single container.
-func ExecutePreUpdateCommand(client container.Client, container container.Container) {
-
+func ExecutePreUpdateCommand(client container.Client, container container.Container) error {
+	timeout := container.PreUpdateTimeout()
 	command := container.GetLifecyclePreUpdateCommand()
 	if len(command) == 0 {
 		log.Debug("No pre-update command supplied. Skipping")
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Executing pre-update command.")
-	if err := client.ExecuteCommand(container.ID(), command); err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
-	}
+	return client.ExecuteCommand(container.ID(), command, timeout)
 }
 
 // ExecutePostUpdateCommand tries to run the post-update lifecycle hook for a single container.
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ func ExecutePostUpdateCommand(client container.Client, newContainerID string) {
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Executing post-update command.")
-	if err := client.ExecuteCommand(newContainerID, command); err != nil {
+	if err := client.ExecuteCommand(newContainerID, command, 1); err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 	}
 }