diff --git a/services/docker-compose.yml b/services/docker-compose.yml
--- a/services/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/services/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 services:
   # tunnelbroker
   tunnelbroker-server:
+    depends_on:
+      - localstack
     build:
       dockerfile: services/tunnelbroker/Dockerfile
       context: ../
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@
       - ./tunnelbroker/tunnelbroker.ini:/root/tunnelbroker/tunnelbroker.ini:ro
   # backup
   backup-server:
+    depends_on:
+      - localstack
     networks:
       - services-net
     build:
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@
       - $HOME/.aws/credentials:/root/.aws/credentials:ro
   # blob
   blob-server:
+    depends_on:
+      - localstack
     networks:
       - services-net
     build:
@@ -54,6 +60,8 @@
       - $HOME/.aws/credentials:/root/.aws/credentials:ro
   # identity
   identity-server:
+    depends_on:
+      - localstack
     networks:
       - services-net
     build: