diff --git a/scripts/compose_stack.sh b/scripts/compose_stack.sh
index 04f96fc..a884c14 100755
--- a/scripts/compose_stack.sh
+++ b/scripts/compose_stack.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ if docker container inspect adcloud-server-test >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     docker stop --time 20 adcloud-server-test >/dev/null
     legacy_stopped=true
 fi
-docker compose -f compose.yml up -d --wait --wait-timeout 180 api worker
+docker compose -f compose.yml up -d --wait --wait-timeout 180 api
+docker compose -f compose.yml up -d worker
 docker compose -f compose.yml --profile checks run --rm smoke
 # Verify the published host port too; config stays read-only in this probe.
 docker run --rm --network host --volume "$CONFIG_VOLUME:/config:ro" --entrypoint python "$DEPLOY_IMAGE" /app/scripts/smoke_api.py --base-url "http://127.0.0.1:$DEPLOY_PORT" --require-projection