diff --git a/docker-bash.sh b/docker-bash.sh
index 045d75cb..5666ea1d 100755
--- a/docker-bash.sh
+++ b/docker-bash.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ echo "*********************"
 echo "To install Node.js, run:"
 echo "/src/nodejs-install.sh"
 echo "Use NODEJS_VERSION env var to select the Node.js version"
+echo " "
+echo "To start postgres, run:"
+echo "/etc/init.d/postgresql start"
 echo "*********************"
 echo " "
 
diff --git a/docker/scripts/nodejs-install.sh b/docker/scripts/nodejs-install.sh
index 9dd58059..f86775a7 100644
--- a/docker/scripts/nodejs-install.sh
+++ b/docker/scripts/nodejs-install.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,3 @@ fi
 nvm install $NODEJS_VERSION $NODEJS_VERSION_OPTIONS
 nvm alias default $NODEJS_VERSION
 nvm use default
-
-/etc/init.d/postgresql start
diff --git a/run_tests_docker.sh b/run_tests_docker.sh
index 904b80f8..fdde35dc 100644
--- a/run_tests_docker.sh
+++ b/run_tests_docker.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+/etc/init.d/postgresql start
+
 source /src/nodejs-install.sh
 
 echo "Node.js version: "