diff --git a/lib/functions.sh b/lib/functions.sh
index ee8b4c5..f801962 100644
--- a/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/lib/functions.sh
@@ -383,23 +383,12 @@ start_service() {
     fi
   fi
 
-  # On first startup, the containers are being downloaded -- this may fail
-  # with timeouts, so allow trying again
-  local TRIES=0
   if [ $DEBUG ]; then
     # Start /federated/apps/SERVICE with output to console for debug
-    while [ "$TRIES" -lt 100 ]; do
-      docker compose -f /federated/apps/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml -p $SERVICE up && break
-      sleep 5s
-      TRIES=$((TRIES+1))
-    done
+    docker compose -f /federated/apps/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml -p $SERVICE up
     [ $? -eq 0 ] && echo -ne "done.\n" || fail "There was a problem starting service /federated/apps/$SERVICE"
   else
-    while [ "$TRIES" -lt 100 ]; do
-      docker compose -f /federated/apps/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml -p $SERVICE up -d &> /dev/null && break
-      sleep 5s
-      TRIES=$((TRIES+1))
-    done
+    docker compose -f /federated/apps/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml -p $SERVICE up -d &>/dev/null
 
     # Keep trying service port to make sure it's up before
     # we proceed
@@ -1469,8 +1458,9 @@ EOF
           dnf -y --refresh install docker docker-compose
           #wget https://file-store.openmandriva.org/api/v1/file_stores/142e76f40a398c59aaafa727bdf889fb1511d715
           #sudo rpm -Uvh --oldpackage docker-27.5.0*
-          # Put in log rotation fix for docker container logs
           sed -i -e "s,^OPTIONS=.*,OPTIONS=''," /etc/sysconfig/docker
+	  echo 'DOCKER_STORAGE_OPTIONS = --storage-driver btrfs' >>/etc/sysconfig/docker-storage
+          # Put in log rotation fix for docker container logs
           cat > /etc/docker/daemon.json <<EOF
 {
 	"max-concurrent-downloads": 3,