diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20cf1407b5..e529312244 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ generate-secret-keys: ## generate secret keys to be stored in common.local
 .PHONY: generate-secret-keys
 
 pre-bootstrap: \
+	create-docker-network \
 	data/media \
 	data/static \
 	create-env-local-files \
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index ed42f75b2f..7821beb117 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -260,3 +260,4 @@ networks:
   lasuite:
     name: lasuite-network
     driver: bridge
+    external: true