diff --git a/roles/docker-mailu/files/mailu.service b/roles/docker-mailu/files/mailu.service
index 54ed4193..2a2bf797 100644
--- a/roles/docker-mailu/files/mailu.service
+++ b/roles/docker-mailu/files/mailu.service
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Type=simple
 WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/bin/mailu
 ExecStart=/bin/docker-compose up
 ExecStop=/bin/docker-compose down
+Requires=docker.service
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target