diff --git a/src/compose/service.ts b/src/compose/service.ts
index f10d110b..dfeb8bff 100644
--- a/src/compose/service.ts
+++ b/src/compose/service.ts
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ export class Service {
 			tmpfs,
 			extraHosts: container.HostConfig.ExtraHosts || [],
 			ulimits,
-			stopSignal: (container.Config as any).StopSignal || '',
+			stopSignal: (container.Config as any).StopSignal || 'SIGTERM',
 			stopGracePeriod: (container.Config as any).StopTimeout || 10,
 			healthcheck: ComposeUtils.dockerHealthcheckToServiceHealthcheck(
 				(container.Config as any).Healthcheck || {},