diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ff3e35719dabde04992d9abdec7c7fb428b2fc3c..c7b62de5e0d43cd90b0fa70e8f51fd81628f1f16 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ services:
   postgres:
     env_file:
       - .env
+    restart: ${RESTART_POLICY-on-failure}
     image: postgres:${POSTGRES_VERSION-11.3}
     command: postgres -c log_min_duration_statement=0
     volumes:
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:5432:5432"
   redis:
+    restart: ${RESTART_POLICY-on-failure}
     env_file:
       - .env
     image: redis:latest