diff --git a/compose/.apps/apprise/apprise.labels.yml b/compose/.apps/apprise/apprise.labels.yml
index 9c62dabe31..9ff381f35a 100644
--- a/compose/.apps/apprise/apprise.labels.yml
+++ b/compose/.apps/apprise/apprise.labels.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ services:
       com.dockstarter.appvars.apprise_enabled: "false"
       com.dockstarter.appvars.apprise_network_mode: ""
       com.dockstarter.appvars.apprise_port_8000: "8000"
+      com.dockstarter.appvars.apprise_restart: "unless-stopped"
+      com.dockstarter.appvars.apprise_tag: "latest"
diff --git a/compose/.apps/apprise/apprise.yml b/compose/.apps/apprise/apprise.yml
index b110bfbe53..1cdde6d346 100644
--- a/compose/.apps/apprise/apprise.yml
+++ b/compose/.apps/apprise/apprise.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
       options:
         max-file: ${DOCKERLOGGING_MAXFILE}
         max-size: ${DOCKERLOGGING_MAXSIZE}
-    restart: unless-stopped
+    restart: ${APPRISE_RESTART}
     volumes:
       - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
       - ${DOCKERCONFDIR}/apprise:/config