diff --git a/roles/service/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/service/tasks/main.yaml
index 9dc818b..eca9bc2 100644
--- a/roles/service/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 - name: Initialize variables
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _service_container_mounts: []
-    _service_container_requires: "{{ service_requires }}"
 
 - name: Databse for {{ service_name }}
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: database.yaml
diff --git a/roles/service/vars/main.yaml b/roles/service/vars/main.yaml
index 2359025..9126f4d 100644
--- a/roles/service/vars/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/service/vars/main.yaml
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ _service_container_secrets: >
     + ([{'name': _service_database_name }] if _service_setup_database else [])
   }}
 
+_service_container_requires: "{{ service_requires + ([_service_database_name + '.service'] if _service_setup_database else []) }}"
 _service_container_wants: "{{ service_wants + ([service_name + '-socat.socket'] if service_domains | length > 0 else []) }}"