diff --git a/util/Setup/Templates/DockerCompose.hbs b/util/Setup/Templates/DockerCompose.hbs
index cfb84f1b4f..7a76e608de 100644
--- a/util/Setup/Templates/DockerCompose.hbs
+++ b/util/Setup/Templates/DockerCompose.hbs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ services:
     image: bitwarden/api:{{{CoreVersion}}}
     container_name: bitwarden-api
     restart: always
+    depends_on:
+      - "mssql"
     volumes:
       - ../core:/etc/bitwarden/core
       - ../ca-certificates:/etc/bitwarden/ca-certificates
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ services:
     image: bitwarden/nginx:{{{CoreVersion}}}
     container_name: bitwarden-nginx
     restart: always
+    depends_on:
+      - "api"
 {{#if HasPort}}
     ports:
 {{#if HttpPort}}