diff --git a/bitnami/express/docker-compose-mariadb.yml b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-mariadb.yml
index 3c39386a9969..3b11edd9b4c5 100644
--- a/bitnami/express/docker-compose-mariadb.yml
+++ b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-mariadb.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
   myapp:
     tty: true # Enables debugging capabilities when attached to this container.
     image: bitnami/express:latest
+    command: npm start
     environment:
       - PORT=3000
       - DATABASE_URL=mysql://root@mariadb/my_app_development
diff --git a/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml
index 236d45618a90..ee94c6a9dfa1 100644
--- a/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml
+++ b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
   myapp:
     tty: true # Enables debugging capabilities when attached to this container.
     image: bitnami/express:latest
+    command: npm start
     environment:
       - PORT=3000
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres@postgresql/my_app_development
diff --git a/bitnami/express/docker-compose.yml b/bitnami/express/docker-compose.yml
index a742d1ae5d7e..88ca7e6112a7 100644
--- a/bitnami/express/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/bitnami/express/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
   myapp:
     tty: true # Enables debugging capabilities when attached to this container.
     image: bitnami/express:latest
+    command: npm start
     environment:
       - PORT=3000
       - DATABASE_URL=mongodb://mongodb:27017/my_app_development