diff --git a/docker/database.dockerfile b/docker/database.dockerfile
index 773491cac..0556ef9ae 100644
--- a/docker/database.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/database.dockerfile
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ FROM container-default
 RUN /opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet apply /var/machine-learning/puppet/environment/development/manifests/setup_database.pp --modulepath=/var/machine-learning/puppet/environment/development/modules_contrib:/var/machine-learning/puppet/environment/development/modules --confdir=/var/machine-learning/test
 
 ## executed everytime container starts
-ENTRYPOINT ['sudo service mysql start']
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+CMD ['sudo', 'service', 'mysql', 'start']
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