diff --git a/compose-files/provider2.yml b/compose-files/provider2.yml
index 2f4a6bc..5720833 100644
--- a/compose-files/provider2.yml
+++ b/compose-files/provider2.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
         ipv4_address: 172.15.0.7
     depends_on:
     - ocean-contracts
+    - provider
     environment:
       ARTIFACTS_PATH: "/ocean-contracts/artifacts"
       NETWORK_URL: ${NETWORK_RPC_URL}
@@ -25,4 +26,4 @@ services:
     - ${OCEAN_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/ocean-contracts/artifacts/
     - provider2db:/ocean-provider/db/
 volumes:
-  provider2db:
\ No newline at end of file
+  provider2db: