diff --git a/docker/example.hubspoke.docker-compose.yml b/docker/example.hubspoke.docker-compose.yml
index c5b523b..f301d60 100644
--- a/docker/example.hubspoke.docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/example.hubspoke.docker-compose.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ services:
     environment:
       COLLECTOR_API_ENDPOINT: 'http://web:8080'
       COLLECTOR_HOST_ID: 'scrutiny-collector-hostname'
+      # If true forces the collector to run on startup (cron will be started after the collector completes)
+      # see: https://github.com/AnalogJ/scrutiny/blob/master/docs/TROUBLESHOOTING_DEVICE_COLLECTOR.md#collector-trigger-on-startup
+      COLLECTOR_RUN_STARTUP: false
     depends_on:
       web:
         condition: service_healthy