diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a596a6..78912f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Spring-TestContainers
 
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/flowinquiry/spring-testcontainers/actions/workflows/gradle.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/flowinquiry/spring-testcontainers/actions/workflows/gradle.yml)
+[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/io.flowinquiry.testcontainers/spring-testcontainers?label=Maven%20Central)](https://search.maven.org/artifact/io.flowinquiry.testcontainers/spring-testcontainers)
+
 Spring-TestContainers is a Java library that makes it easier to write integration tests with Testcontainers, especially when you're using Spring or Spring Boot. It handles the setup and lifecycle of containers for you, so you can focus on testing—not boilerplate.
 
 We originally built this for FlowInquiry to make our own testing smoother. It worked so well, we decided to share it as a standalone library so other teams can take advantage of it too.
@@ -146,9 +149,9 @@ Add the core library along with the database module(s) you plan to use. Each dat
 
 ```kotlin
 // Add one or more of the following database modules
-testImplementation("io.flowinquiry.testcontainers:postgresql:0.9.1") // PostgreSQL support
-testImplementation("io.flowinquiry.testcontainers:mysql:0.9.1")      // MySQL support
-testImplementation("io.flowinquiry.testcontainers:ollama:0.9.1")     // Ollama support 
+testImplementation("io.flowinquiry.testcontainers:postgresql:<!-- Replace with the latest version -->") // PostgreSQL support
+testImplementation("io.flowinquiry.testcontainers:mysql:<!-- Replace with the latest version -->")      // MySQL support
+testImplementation("io.flowinquiry.testcontainers:ollama:<!-- Replace with the latest version -->")     // Ollama support 
 ```
 
 ### Maven
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ testImplementation("io.flowinquiry.testcontainers:ollama:0.9.1")     // Ollama s
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.flowinquiry.testcontainers</groupId>
     <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-    <version>0.9.0</version>
+    <version><!-- Replace with the latest version --></version>
     <scope>test</scope>
 </dependency>
 <dependency>
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ testImplementation("io.flowinquiry.testcontainers:ollama:0.9.1")     // Ollama s
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.flowinquiry.testcontainers</groupId>
     <artifactId>mysql</artifactId>
-    <version>0.9.1</version>
+    <version><!-- Replace with the latest version --></version>
     <scope>test</scope>
 </dependency>
 
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ testImplementation("io.flowinquiry.testcontainers:ollama:0.9.1")     // Ollama s
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.flowinquiry.testcontainers</groupId>
     <artifactId>ollama</artifactId>
-    <version>0.9.1</version>
+    <version><!-- Replace with the latest version --></version>
     <scope>test</scope>
 </dependency>
 ```
diff --git a/examples/springboot-ollama/build.gradle.kts b/examples/springboot-ollama/build.gradle.kts
index 0577398..e879d43 100644
--- a/examples/springboot-ollama/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/springboot-ollama/build.gradle.kts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.bundles.spring.ai)
     testImplementation(platform(libs.junit.bom))
     testImplementation(libs.junit.jupiter)
+    testImplementation(libs.junit.jupiter.params)
     testImplementation(libs.junit.platform.launcher)
     testImplementation(libs.spring.boot.starter.test)
 }
diff --git a/examples/springboot-ollama/src/test/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/examples/ollama/OllamaDemoAppTest.java b/examples/springboot-ollama/src/test/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/examples/ollama/OllamaDemoAppTest.java
index e6445bd..7ff4221 100644
--- a/examples/springboot-ollama/src/test/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/examples/ollama/OllamaDemoAppTest.java
+++ b/examples/springboot-ollama/src/test/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/examples/ollama/OllamaDemoAppTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import io.flowinquiry.testcontainers.ai.OllamaOptions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.CsvSource;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.springframework.ai.chat.client.ChatClient;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@
 @EnableOllamaContainer(
     dockerImage = "ollama/ollama",
     version = "0.9.0",
-    model = "smollm2:135m",
+    model = "llama3:latest",
     options = @OllamaOptions(temperature = "0.7", topP = "0.5"))
 @ActiveProfiles("test")
 public class OllamaDemoAppTest {
@@ -53,10 +55,13 @@ public void testHealthEndpoint() {
     assertTrue(response.contains("Ollama Chat Controller is up and running"));
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testChatClient() {
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @CsvSource({
+    "What is the result of 1+2? Give the value only, 3",
+    "How many letter 'r' in the word 'Hello'? Give the value only, 0"
+  })
+  public void testChatClient(String prompt, String expectedResult) {
     log.info("Testing chat client directly");
-    String prompt = "What is Spring AI?";
     log.info("Sending prompt: {}", prompt);
 
     String content = chatClient.prompt().user(prompt).call().content();
@@ -64,5 +69,7 @@ public void testChatClient() {
     log.info("Received response: {}", content);
     assertNotNull(content);
     assertFalse(content.isEmpty());
+    assertTrue(
+        content.contains(expectedResult), "Response should contain '" + expectedResult + "'");
   }
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6328e07..5e7100a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/build_environment.html#sec:gradle_configuration_properties
 
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
-version=0.9.1
+version=0.9.2
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 04c9fc9..529c0b9 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ spring-ai = "1.0.0"
 junit-bom = { group = "org.junit", name = "junit-bom", version.ref = "junit-jupiter" }
 junit-jupiter = { group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter" }
 junit-jupiter-api = { group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api" }
+junit-jupiter-params = { group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-params" }
 junit-jupiter-engine = { group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-engine" }
 junit-platform-launcher = { group = "org.junit.platform", name = "junit-platform-launcher" }
 spring-bom = { group = "org.springframework", name = "spring-framework-bom", version.ref = "spring" }
diff --git a/modules/ollama/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/ai/OllamaContainerProvider.java b/modules/ollama/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/ai/OllamaContainerProvider.java
index 3452ba9..65b999c 100644
--- a/modules/ollama/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/ai/OllamaContainerProvider.java
+++ b/modules/ollama/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/ai/OllamaContainerProvider.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package io.flowinquiry.testcontainers.ai;
 
 import static io.flowinquiry.testcontainers.ContainerType.OLLAMA;
+import static org.testcontainers.containers.BindMode.READ_WRITE;
 
 import io.flowinquiry.testcontainers.ContainerType;
+import io.flowinquiry.testcontainers.Slf4jOutputConsumer;
 import io.flowinquiry.testcontainers.SpringAwareContainerProvider;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.core.env.PropertiesPropertySource;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.Container;
 import org.testcontainers.ollama.OllamaContainer;
 
 /**
@@ -46,7 +49,8 @@ public ContainerType getContainerType() {
    */
   @Override
   protected OllamaContainer createContainer() {
-    return new OllamaContainer(dockerImage + ":" + version);
+    return new OllamaContainer(dockerImage + ":" + version)
+        .withFileSystemBind("/tmp/ollama-cache", "/root/.ollama", READ_WRITE);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -60,14 +64,31 @@ protected OllamaContainer createContainer() {
   @Override
   public void start() {
     super.start();
+
+    Logger containerLog = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OllamaContainerProvider.class);
+    container.followOutput(new Slf4jOutputConsumer(containerLog));
+
     try {
       log.info("Starting pull model {}", enableContainerAnnotation.model());
-      container.execInContainer("ollama", "pull", enableContainerAnnotation.model());
+      pullModelIfMissing(enableContainerAnnotation.model());
     } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
       throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
   }
 
+  private void pullModelIfMissing(String modelName) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+    Container.ExecResult result = container.execInContainer("ollama", "list");
+    String output = result.getStdout();
+
+    if (!output.contains(modelName)) {
+      log.info("Model '{}' not found in ollama cache. Pulling...", modelName);
+      Container.ExecResult pullResult = container.execInContainer("ollama", "pull", modelName);
+      log.info("Pull complete: {}", pullResult.getStdout());
+    } else {
+      log.info("Model '{}' already exists. Skipping pull.", modelName);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Applies Ollama-specific configuration to the Spring environment.
    *
diff --git a/spring-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/Slf4jOutputConsumer.java b/spring-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/Slf4jOutputConsumer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee6b501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/Slf4jOutputConsumer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package io.flowinquiry.testcontainers;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.event.Level;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.output.BaseConsumer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.output.OutputFrame;
+
+/**
+ * An implementation of {@link BaseConsumer} that routes container output to SLF4J logging. This
+ * consumer allows for different log levels to be used for STDOUT and STDERR streams.
+ *
+ * <p>Usage example:
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MyClass.class);
+ * GenericContainer container = new GenericContainer("some-image")
+ *     .withLogConsumer(new Slf4jOutputConsumer(logger));
+ * </pre>
+ */
+public class Slf4jOutputConsumer extends BaseConsumer<Slf4jOutputConsumer> {
+
+  /** The SLF4J logger to which container output will be written. */
+  private final Logger logger;
+
+  /** The log level to use for STDOUT output from the container. */
+  private final Level stdoutLogLevel;
+
+  /** The log level to use for STDERR output from the container. */
+  private final Level stderrLogLevel;
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new Slf4jOutputConsumer with default log levels. STDOUT messages will be logged at
+   * DEBUG level, and STDERR messages at ERROR level.
+   *
+   * @param logger the SLF4J logger to which container output will be written
+   */
+  public Slf4jOutputConsumer(Logger logger) {
+    this(logger, Level.DEBUG, Level.ERROR);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new Slf4jOutputConsumer with custom log levels for STDOUT and STDERR.
+   *
+   * @param logger the SLF4J logger to which container output will be written
+   * @param stdoutLogLevel the log level to use for STDOUT output
+   * @param stderrLogLevel the log level to use for STDERR output
+   */
+  public Slf4jOutputConsumer(Logger logger, Level stdoutLogLevel, Level stderrLogLevel) {
+    this.logger = logger;
+    this.stdoutLogLevel = stdoutLogLevel;
+    this.stderrLogLevel = stderrLogLevel;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Processes an output frame from a container and logs it using the configured SLF4J logger.
+   *
+   * <p>The method:
+   *
+   * <ul>
+   *   <li>Skips null or empty frames
+   *   <li>Determines the appropriate log level based on the frame type (STDOUT or STDERR)
+   *   <li>Logs the message with the frame type as a prefix
+   * </ul>
+   *
+   * @param outputFrame the output frame to process
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void accept(OutputFrame outputFrame) {
+    if (outputFrame == null || outputFrame.getBytes() == null) return;
+
+    String message = outputFrame.getUtf8String().trim();
+    if (message.isEmpty()) return;
+
+    Level levelToUse =
+        switch (outputFrame.getType()) {
+          case STDOUT -> stdoutLogLevel;
+          case STDERR -> stderrLogLevel;
+          case END -> null;
+        };
+
+    if (levelToUse != null) {
+      logAtLevel(levelToUse, "[{}] {}", outputFrame.getType(), message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Logs a message at the specified SLF4J level.
+   *
+   * @param level the SLF4J level at which to log the message
+   * @param format the message format string
+   * @param args the arguments to be formatted into the message string
+   */
+  private void logAtLevel(Level level, String format, Object... args) {
+    switch (level) {
+      case TRACE -> logger.trace(format, args);
+      case DEBUG -> logger.debug(format, args);
+      case INFO -> logger.info(format, args);
+      case WARN -> logger.warn(format, args);
+      case ERROR -> logger.error(format, args);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spring-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/SpringAwareContainerProvider.java b/spring-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/SpringAwareContainerProvider.java
index ed49c61..b212b44 100644
--- a/spring-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/SpringAwareContainerProvider.java
+++ b/spring-testcontainers/src/main/java/io/flowinquiry/testcontainers/SpringAwareContainerProvider.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ public abstract class SpringAwareContainerProvider<
 
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SpringAwareContainerProvider.class);
 
+  private static boolean reuseContainerSupport =
+      TestcontainersConfiguration.getInstance().environmentSupportsReuse();
+
   /** The version of the container image to use. */
   protected String version;
 
@@ -43,12 +46,17 @@ public final void initContainerInstance(A enableContainerAnnotation) {
           enableContainerAnnotation.annotationType().getMethod("dockerImage");
       Method versionMethod = enableContainerAnnotation.annotationType().getMethod("version");
 
-      log.info("Initializing JDBC container with image {}:{}", dockerImage, version);
+      log.info("Initializing the container with image {}:{}", dockerImage, version);
       this.version = (String) versionMethod.invoke(enableContainerAnnotation);
       this.dockerImage = (String) dockerImageMethod.invoke(enableContainerAnnotation);
 
       container = createContainer();
-      container.withReuse(TestcontainersConfiguration.getInstance().environmentSupportsReuse());
+      container.withReuse(reuseContainerSupport);
+      log.info(
+          "Created the container with image {}:{} with reuse {}",
+          dockerImage,
+          version,
+          reuseContainerSupport);
     } catch (NoSuchMethodException | IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(
           "Annotation "
@@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ public void start() {
   /** Stops the container. This method is called when the Spring context is closed. */
   @Override
   public void stop() {
-    if (!TestcontainersConfiguration.getInstance().environmentSupportsReuse()) {
+    if (!reuseContainerSupport) {
       container.stop();
     }
   }