diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/devtools/env/devtools-property-defaults.properties b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/devtools/env/devtools-property-defaults.properties
index 6d4f3416cc2..1d86f504552 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/devtools/env/devtools-property-defaults.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/devtools/env/devtools-property-defaults.properties
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ spring.template.provider.cache=false
 spring.thymeleaf.cache=false
 spring.web.resources.cache.period=0
 spring.web.resources.chain.cache=false
+spring.docker.compose.readiness.wait=only-if-started