diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.dev.yml b/backend/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 16046ad..54c73e1 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ services:
       - '6500:8000'
     volumes:
       - ./src:/app/src
+      # Mount a volume to capture logs
+      - startup-logs:/tmp
     environment:
       - RUST_LOG=debug
       - SERVER_PORT=8000
@@ -18,14 +20,14 @@ services:
       - MONGODB_URI=mongodb://mongodb:27017
       - MONGODB_DATABASE=normogen_dev
       - JWT_SECRET=dev-jwt-secret-key-minimum-32-chars
-      # Disable stdout/stderr buffering
       - RUST_LOG_STYLE=always
     depends_on:
       mongodb:
         condition: service_healthy
     networks:
       - normogen-network
-    restart: unless-stopped
+    # DISABLE RESTART TEMPORARILY TO DEBUG
+    restart: "no"
   mongodb:
     image: mongo:6.0
     container_name: normogen-mongodb-dev
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ services:
 volumes:
   mongodb_dev_data:
     driver: local
+  startup-logs:
+    driver: local
 networks:
   normogen-network:
     driver: bridge