diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 475d58c..08b35c3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ FROM alpine:3.17
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install runtime dependencies including docker cli
+# Install runtime dependencies including docker and docker compose plugin
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     ca-certificates \
     curl \
-    docker-cli
+    docker-cli \
+    docker-cli-compose
 
 # Copy the binary from the builder stage
 COPY --from=builder /app/app /app/app
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7051964..0db9614 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,15 +26,17 @@ The service can be deployed using Docker Compose. Below is an example configurat
 ```yaml
 services:
   sidecar:
-    image: ghcr.io/aurora-is-near/blockscout-vc:latest
+    command:
+        - sh
+        - -c
+        - /app/app sidecar --config /app/config/local.yaml
     container_name: sidecar
-    pull_policy: always
-    command: ["sh", "-c", "/app/app --config /app/config/local.yaml"]
-    volumes:
-      - ./config:/app/config
-      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
-      - ./docker-compose.yaml:/app/config/docker-compose.yaml:ro
+    image: ghcr.io/aurora-is-near/blockscout-vc:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+        - ./config:/app/config
+        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+        - ./docker-compose.yaml:/app/config/docker-compose.yaml
 ```
 
 ### Important Notes
diff --git a/internal/docker/docker.go b/internal/docker/docker.go
index 83ad9f8..dbe4a06 100644
--- a/internal/docker/docker.go
+++ b/internal/docker/docker.go
@@ -27,18 +27,37 @@ func (d *Docker) RecreateContainers(containerNames []string) error {
 	pathToDockerCompose := viper.GetString("pathToDockerCompose")
 	uniqueContainers := d.UniqueContainerNames(containerNames)
 
-	args := []string{"compose", "-f", pathToDockerCompose, "up", "-d", "--force-recreate"}
-	args = append(args, uniqueContainers...)
+	// Define the sequence of commands to execute
+	commands := []struct {
+		args       []string
+		desc       string
+		errMessage string
+	}{
+		{
+			args:       []string{"rm", "-f"},
+			desc:       "Stopping and removing containers",
+			errMessage: "Error stopping and removing containers",
+		},
+		{
+			args:       []string{"compose", "-f", pathToDockerCompose, "up", "-d", "--force-recreate"},
+			desc:       "Recreating containers",
+			errMessage: "Error recreating containers",
+		},
+	}
 
-	cmd := exec.Command("docker", args...)
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	// Execute each command in sequence
+	for _, cmd := range commands {
+		args := append(cmd.args, uniqueContainers...)
 
-	fmt.Printf("Running docker-compose up -d --force-recreate %v\n", containerNames)
+		execCmd := exec.Command("docker", args...)
+		execCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		execCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
-		return err
+		fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", cmd.desc, execCmd.String())
+		if err := execCmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("%s: %v\n", cmd.errMessage, err)
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Docker containers recreated successfully!")
diff --git a/internal/worker/worker.go b/internal/worker/worker.go
index a205179..05dd8b1 100644
--- a/internal/worker/worker.go
+++ b/internal/worker/worker.go
@@ -68,15 +68,22 @@ func (w *Worker) process(ctx context.Context) {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		case job := <-w.jobs:
-			err := w.docker.RecreateContainers(job.ContainerNames)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("failed to recreate containers: %v", err)
-				continue
-			}
+			jobKey := w.makeKey(job.ContainerNames)
+			// Using an immediately invoked function to ensure defer runs after each job
+			// Without this, defer would only run when the process function returns
+			func() {
+				defer func() {
+					w.jobSetMux.Lock()
+					delete(w.jobSet, jobKey)
+					w.jobSetMux.Unlock()
+				}()
 
-			w.jobSetMux.Lock()
-			delete(w.jobSet, w.makeKey(job.ContainerNames))
-			w.jobSetMux.Unlock()
+				err := w.docker.RecreateContainers(job.ContainerNames)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("failed to recreate containers: %v", err)
+					return
+				}
+			}()
 		}
 	}
 }