diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f0587857c..b21be448a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       migrate:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
       redis:
         condition: service_healthy
 
@@ -107,3 +109,5 @@ services:
     container_name: "omnivore-redis"
     ports:
       - "6379:6379"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD", "redis-cli", "--raw", "incr", "ping" ]
diff --git a/packages/api/src/server.ts b/packages/api/src/server.ts
index 06d2fbdcb..fd061ac43 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/server.ts
@@ -165,10 +165,12 @@ const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
   await apollo.start()
   apollo.applyMiddleware({ app, path: '/api/graphql', cors: corsConfig })
 
-  const mwLogger = loggers.get('express', { levels: config.syslog.levels })
-  const transport = buildLoggerTransport('express')
-  const mw = await lw.express.makeMiddleware(mwLogger, transport)
-  app.use(mw)
+  if (!env.dev.isLocal) {
+    const mwLogger = loggers.get('express', { levels: config.syslog.levels })
+    const transport = buildLoggerTransport('express')
+    const mw = await lw.express.makeMiddleware(mwLogger, transport)
+    app.use(mw)
+  }
 
   const listener = httpServer.listen({ port: PORT }, async () => {
     const logger = buildLogger('app.dispatch')