diff --git a/containers/javascript-node-lts-mongo/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/containers/javascript-node-lts-mongo/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index bf1f815dfe..03fb13b6df 100644
--- a/containers/javascript-node-lts-mongo/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/containers/javascript-node-lts-mongo/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ services:
 
   mongo:
     image: mongo
+    restart: always
     volumes:
       - /data/db