diff --git a/devops/compose/docker-compose.dev.yml b/devops/compose/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 1fb608ae7..bf34e19b8 100644
--- a/devops/compose/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/devops/compose/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB:-stellaops_dev}
     volumes:
       - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./postgres-init:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:ro
     ports:
       - "127.1.1.1:${POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}:5432"
     healthcheck: