diff --git a/installer/local_docker/tasks/main.yml b/installer/local_docker/tasks/main.yml
index f30bed7d28..60def89d95 100644
--- a/installer/local_docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/local_docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   docker_container:
     name: postgres
     state: started
-    restart_policy: always
+    restart_policy: unless-stopped
     image: postgres:9.6
     volumes:
       - "{{ postgres_data_dir }}:/var/lib/postgresql/data:Z"
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
   docker_container:
     name: rabbitmq
     state: started
-    restart_policy: always
+    restart_policy: unless-stopped
     image: rabbitmq:3
     env:
       RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_VHOST: "awx"
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
   docker_container:
     name: memcached
     state: started
-    restart_policy: always
+    restart_policy: unless-stopped
     image: memcached:alpine
 
 - name: Wait for postgres and rabbitmq to activate
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
   docker_container:
     name: awx_web
     state: started
-    restart_policy: always
+    restart_policy: unless-stopped
     image: "{{ awx_web_docker_actual_image }}:{{ awx_version }}"
     user: root
     ports:
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
   docker_container:
     name: awx_task
     state: started
-    restart_policy: always
+    restart_policy: unless-stopped
     image: "{{ awx_task_docker_actual_image }}:{{ awx_version }}"
     links: "{{ awx_task_container_links|list }}"
     user: root