diff --git a/bin/build_and_run_with_docker_compose b/bin/build_and_run_with_docker_compose
index 8811df49..f20c9410 100755
--- a/bin/build_and_run_with_docker_compose
+++ b/bin/build_and_run_with_docker_compose
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ docker compose stop
 # bin/wait_for_server_to_be_up script.
 docker volume rm spiffworkflow-backend_spiffworkflow_backend || echo 'docker volume not found'
 
-docker compose up $additional_args
+docker compose up --wait $additional_args