diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 5bb0d9a..967fea1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
   mongo:
     image: "${MONGO_IMAGE}"
     container_name: mongo
-    command: ["/bin/bash", "-c", "docker-entrypoint.sh mongod --wiredTigerCacheSizeGB 1 --auth & /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.sh; wait"]
+    command: ["/bin/bash", "-c", "docker-entrypoint.sh mongod --wiredTigerCacheSizeGB 1 --auth; /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.sh; wait"]
     volumes:
       - "${DATA_DIR}/components/mongodb/data/db:/data/db"
       - "${DATA_DIR}/components/mongodb/data/logs:/data/logs"