diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 0d432ca85bbb3d1f0df26e9405ebcfaae249b4a2..f60dd5dcf1d39e1b1ff904e75d7f317a0266ea2e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ tasks.register("run") {
 tasks.register<Exec>("run-container") {
     group = "OpenCoDE"
     description = "Runs the dataprovider against the database in foreground."
-    commandLine("docker", "compose", "up")
+    commandLine("docker", "compose", "up", "--build", "data-provider")
 }
 
 tasks.register("clean") {