diff --git a/.changeset/rare-mugs-smell.md b/.changeset/rare-mugs-smell.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9b9b79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rare-mugs-smell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cartesi/cli": patch
+---
+
+enable docker-init for rollups_node service
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/compose/node.ts b/apps/cli/src/compose/node.ts
index d9c4bfb4..b5e04fc8 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/compose/node.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/compose/node.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const service = (options: ServiceOptions): Service => {
 
     return {
         image: `cartesi/rollups-runtime:${imageTag}`,
+        init: true,
         depends_on: {
             database: { condition: "service_healthy" },
             anvil: { condition: "service_healthy" },