diff --git a/bitnami/express/docker-compose-mariadb.yml b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-mariadb.yml
index ac28d0a49457..1607d23866c1 100644
--- a/bitnami/express/docker-compose-mariadb.yml
+++ b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-mariadb.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ services:
       - PORT=3000
       - NODE_ENV=development
       - DATABASE_URL=mysql://root@mariadb/myapp
+
+      - SKIP_DB_WAIT=0
+      - SKIP_DB_MIGRATION=0
+      - SKIP_NPM_INSTALL=0
     depends_on:
       - mariadb
     ports:
diff --git a/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml
index fd35230bf0a2..aa33543e71c1 100644
--- a/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml
+++ b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ services:
       - PORT=3000
       - NODE_ENV=development
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres@postgresql/myapp
+
+      - SKIP_DB_WAIT=0
+      - SKIP_DB_MIGRATION=0
+      - SKIP_NPM_INSTALL=0
     depends_on:
       - postgresql
     ports:
diff --git a/bitnami/express/docker-compose.yml b/bitnami/express/docker-compose.yml
index 087efce06586..9c0a34231d6f 100644
--- a/bitnami/express/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/bitnami/express/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ services:
       - PORT=3000
       - NODE_ENV=development
       - DATABASE_URL=mongodb://mongodb:27017/myapp
+
+      - SKIP_DB_WAIT=0
+      - SKIP_DB_MIGRATION=0
+      - SKIP_NPM_INSTALL=0
     depends_on:
       - mongodb
     ports: