diff --git a/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java b/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java
index bd38dead8ac..cf559d84354 100644
--- a/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java
+++ b/modules/selenium/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/BrowserWebDriverContainer.java
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ public void stop() {
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 LOGGER.debug("Failed to quit the driver", e);
             }
+            driver = null;
         }
 
         if (vncRecordingContainer != null) {
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ public void stop() {
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 LOGGER.debug("Failed to stop vncRecordingContainer", e);
             }
+            vncRecordingContainer = null;
         }
 
         super.stop();