diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21e1bf803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Bug report
+description: Report a bug so we can fix it.
+title: "[Bug]: "
+labels: ["bug"]
+body:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what-happened
+    attributes:
+      label: What happened?
+      description: A clear description of the bug.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproduce
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to reproduce
+      description: How can we reproduce this? Numbered steps if possible.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected behavior
+      description: What did you expect to happen instead?
+  - type: input
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: Version / commit
+      description: Which version or commit hash are you on?
+  - type: textarea
+    id: environment
+    attributes:
+      label: Environment
+      description: OS, runtime version, anything else that might be relevant.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: Relevant logs
+      description: Paste any relevant log output. This is automatically rendered as code.
+      render: shell
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index 834bad959..3978699ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "stable=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi
 
+    - name: Set lowercase image name vars
+      if: steps.ver.outputs.stable == 'true'
+      id: names
+      run: |
+        echo "owner=$(echo '${{ github.repository_owner }}' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "repo=$(echo '${{ github.event.repository.name }}' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       if: steps.ver.outputs.stable == 'true'
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
@@ -57,5 +64,5 @@ jobs:
         tags: |
           ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_ORG }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:${{ steps.ver.outputs.tag }}
           ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_ORG }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:latest
-          ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:${{ steps.ver.outputs.tag }}
-          ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:latest
+          ghcr.io/${{ steps.names.outputs.owner }}/${{ steps.names.outputs.repo }}:${{ steps.ver.outputs.tag }}
+          ghcr.io/${{ steps.names.outputs.owner }}/${{ steps.names.outputs.repo }}:latest
diff --git a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
index a5822d998..f71ec3776 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ class DockerVM(BaseNode):
                 await self._fix_permissions()
 
             state = await self._get_container_state()
-            if state != "stopped" or state != "exited":
+            if state != "stopped" and state != "exited":
                 # t=5 number of seconds to wait before killing the container
                 try:
                     await self.manager.query("POST", "containers/{}/stop".format(self._cid), params={"t": 5})
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/project.py b/gns3server/controller/project.py
index f26b1ff5f..e35e89038 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/project.py
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ class Project:
 
         if self._status != "opened":
             try:
-                await self.open()
+                await self.open(auto_start=False)
             except aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict as e:
                 # ignore missing images or other conflicts when deleting a project
                 log.warning(f"Conflict while deleting project: {e}")
@@ -998,9 +998,12 @@ class Project:
         return os.path.join(self.path, self._filename)
 
     @locking
-    async def open(self):
+    async def open(self, auto_start=True):
         """
         Load topology elements
+
+        :param auto_start: whether the nodes may be started when the project
+            has auto start enabled
         """
 
         if self._closing:
@@ -1114,7 +1117,7 @@ class Project:
         self._loading = False
         self.emit_controller_notification("project.opened", self.__json__())
         # Should we start the nodes when project is open
-        if self._auto_start:
+        if self._auto_start and auto_start:
             # Start all in the background without waiting for completion
             # we ignore errors because we want to let the user open
             # their project and fix it
diff --git a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
index 332a52c17..f43fb7460 100644
--- a/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
+++ b/tests/compute/docker/test_docker_vm.py
@@ -1503,3 +1503,19 @@ async def test_read_console_output_with_binary_mode(vm):
     with asyncio_patch('gns3server.compute.docker.docker_vm.DockerVM.stop'):
         await vm._read_console_output(input_stream, output_stream)
         output_stream.feed_data.assert_called_once_with(b"test")
+
+
+async def test_stop_exited_container_no_stop_query(vm):
+
+    vm._ubridge_hypervisor = None
+    vm._fix_permissions = MagicMock()
+
+    with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.DockerVM._get_container_state", return_value="exited"):
+        with asyncio_patch("gns3server.compute.docker.Docker.query") as mock_query:
+            vm._permissions_fixed = False
+            await vm.stop()
+            assert not any(
+                call.args[:2] == ("POST", "containers/e90e34656842/stop")
+                for call in mock_query.mock_calls
+            )
+    assert vm.status == "stopped"
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_project.py b/tests/controller/test_project.py
index 234bf1b57..5d7d8a52a 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_project.py
@@ -655,6 +655,19 @@ async def test_delete(project):
     assert not os.path.exists(project.path)
 
 
+async def test_delete_does_not_start_nodes(project):
+    """
+    Deleting a project must not start its nodes, even when auto_start is enabled.
+    """
+
+    project.auto_start = True
+    project.dump()
+    await project.close()
+    project.start_all = AsyncioMagicMock()
+    await project.delete()
+    assert not project.start_all.called
+
+
 async def test_dump(projects_dir):
 
     directory = projects_dir