diff --git a/tools/docker-compose/README b/tools/docker-compose/README
index 3591102b0f..118fe9dad0 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose/README
+++ b/tools/docker-compose/README
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ authentication set up inside of the logstash configuration file).
 
 ```
 {
-    "LOG_AGGREGATOR_HOST": "logstash",
+    "LOG_AGGREGATOR_HOST": "http://logstash",
     "LOG_AGGREGATOR_PORT": 8085,
     "LOG_AGGREGATOR_TYPE": "logstash",
     "LOG_AGGREGATOR_USERNAME": "awx_logger",
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ authentication set up inside of the logstash configuration file).
 }
 ```
 
+> Note: HTTP must be specified in the `LOG_AGGREGATOR_HOST` if you are using the docker development environment.  
+
 An example of how to view the most recent logs from the container:
 
 ```