diff --git a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
index 9c0475610..7851d3fe5 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
@@ -1096,21 +1096,19 @@ COPY ./nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf");
 
     private function start_by_compose_file()
     {
-        if (
-            !$this->application->dockerfile &&
-            (
-                $this->application->build_pack === 'dockerimage' ||
-                $this->application->build_pack === 'dockerfile')
-        ) {
+        if ($this->application->dockerfile || $this->application->build_pack === 'dockerfile') {
+            $this->execute_remote_command(
+                ["echo -n 'Starting application (could take a while).'"],
+                [executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "docker compose --project-directory {$this->workdir} up --build -d"), "hidden" => true],
+            );
+        } else if ($this->application->build_pack === 'dockerimage') {
             $this->execute_remote_command(
                 ["echo -n 'Pulling latest images from the registry.'"],
-                [executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "docker compose --project-directory {$this->workdir}"), "hidden" => true],
+                [executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "docker compose --project-directory {$this->workdir} pull"), "hidden" => true],
+                ["echo -n 'Starting application (could take a while).'"],
+                [executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "docker compose --project-directory {$this->workdir} up --build -d"), "hidden" => true],
             );
         }
-        $this->execute_remote_command(
-            ["echo -n 'Starting application (could take a while).'"],
-            [executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "docker compose --project-directory {$this->workdir} up --build -d"), "hidden" => true],
-        );
     }
 
     private function generate_build_env_variables()