diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-5/docker-compose.yml b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-5/docker-compose.yml
index a392ebd433af..804b73fcee00 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-5/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-5/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 services:
   mongo:
-    image: mongo:8
+    # `mongo:8` floats to the newest 8.x release, whose server sometimes exits right after start on CI.
+    image: mongo:8.0
     restart: always
     container_name: e2e-tests-nuxt-5-mongo
     ports:
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-5/global-setup.mjs b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-5/global-setup.mjs
index fbc228dc4e55..826a78375d74 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-5/global-setup.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-5/global-setup.mjs
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 export default async function globalSetup() {
   // Start MongoDB via Docker Compose. `--wait` blocks until the
   // healthcheck in docker-compose.yml passes, so the app can connect immediately.
-  execSync('docker compose up -d --wait', {
-    cwd: __dirname,
-    stdio: 'inherit',
-  });
+  try {
+    execSync('docker compose up -d --wait', {
+      cwd: __dirname,
+      stdio: 'inherit',
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    execSync('docker compose logs --tail 50', { cwd: __dirname, stdio: 'inherit' });
+    throw error;
+  }
 }