diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9573289..6ab65f5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ services:
       - WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_METRICS=true
       - WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN=9e0d3513b85fc73f33343c849a8b943fff26eba6f8e79c38f5705789ec489cf7
       - WATCHTOWER_DEBUG=true
+      - WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_PERIODIC_POLLS=true