diff --git a/service/docker-compose.yml b/service/docker-compose.yml
index 73718db..ca93fb3 100644
--- a/service/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/service/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 version: '3.8'
 
 x-env_file: &env
-  - .env
+  - path: .env
+    required: true
+  - path: .env.local
+    required: false
 
 name: siren
 services: