diff --git a/.examples/nginx/docker-compose.yml b/.examples/nginx/docker-compose.yml
index dc9cebf7..5b77c3f8 100644
--- a/.examples/nginx/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.examples/nginx/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ services:
   web:
     image: nginx:alpine
     restart: always
+    depends_on:
+      - app
     volumes:
       - matomo:/var/www/html:ro
       # see https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo-nginx