diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/generator/docker/DockerComposeGenerator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/generator/docker/DockerComposeGenerator.java
index 2b8ce9a4ac..08b0df23c6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/generator/docker/DockerComposeGenerator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/generator/docker/DockerComposeGenerator.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ protected String getServiceDescription(DockerData data) {
                    build:
                        context: "%s"
                    container_name: "%s"
+                   tty: true
            """
         .formatted(getServiceName(data), getBuildContext(data), getContainerName(data));
   }