diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f878951..80e637b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ services:
       - 'db'
       - 'redis'
     environment:
+      PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE: '1'
       DATABASE_URL: 'mysql://satnogsdb:satnogsdb@db/satnogsdb'
       CELERY_BROKER_URL: 'redis://redis:6379/0'
       CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND: 'redis://redis:6379/0'
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ services:
       - 'db'
       - 'redis'
     environment:
+      PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE: '1'
       DATABASE_URL: 'mysql://satnogsdb:satnogsdb@db/satnogsdb'
     command: ["djangoctl.sh", "develop", "/usr/local/src/satnogs-db"]
     volumes: