diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/post_start.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/post_start.sh
index c98674037d..1b87d801fd 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/scripts/post_start.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/scripts/post_start.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Start Docker service if not already running.
-sudo service docker start
+sudo service docker status >/dev/null 2>&1 || sudo service docker start