diff --git a/docker-compose-mysql.yml b/docker-compose-mysql.yml
index b1cac30..1c7ed23 100644
--- a/docker-compose-mysql.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-mysql.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env/databunker.env
     entrypoint: /bin/sh
-    command: -c "/databunker/bin/databunker -db databunkerdb -conf /databunker/conf/databunker.yaml"
+    command: -c "/databunker/bin/databunker -start -db databunkerdb -conf /databunker/conf/databunker.yaml"
     depends_on:
       - mysql
     ports:
diff --git a/docker-compose-pgsql.yml b/docker-compose-pgsql.yml
index 0c12175..5307551 100644
--- a/docker-compose-pgsql.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-pgsql.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env/databunker.env
     entrypoint: /bin/sh
-    command: -c "/databunker/bin/databunker -db databunkerdb -conf /databunker/conf/databunker.yaml"
+    command: -c "/databunker/bin/databunker -start -db databunkerdb -conf /databunker/conf/databunker.yaml"
     depends_on:
       - postgresql
     ports: