diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index bdb9ba989..ac7d813e3 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ services:
         environment:
             - WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_TOKEN=SET_THIS_TO_SOME_RANDOM_TEXT
             - WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_UPDATE=true
+            - WATCHTOWER_SCOPE=scrypted
             # remove the following line to never allow docker to auto update.
             # this is not recommended.
             - WATCHTOWER_HTTP_API_PERIODIC_POLLS=true