diff --git a/cosmosdb-emulator/init_emulator_db.py b/cosmosdb-emulator/init_emulator_db.py
index 31868293..02c56e77 100644
--- a/cosmosdb-emulator/init_emulator_db.py
+++ b/cosmosdb-emulator/init_emulator_db.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 from azure.cosmos import exceptions, CosmosClient, PartitionKey
-import os, sys, json
-
-with open('/usr/src/app/cosmosdb-emulator/seed_database.json') as database_file:
-    seed_database=json.load(database_file)
+import os, sys
 
 sys.path.append("/usr/src/app")
 
@@ -23,42 +20,50 @@
 
 try:
     print('- Project')
-    from time_tracker_api.projects.projects_model import container_definition as project_definition
-    project_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**project_definition)
-    for project in seed_database['projects']:
-        project_container.create_item(body=project)
+    from time_tracker_api.projects.projects_model import (
+        container_definition as project_definition,
+    )
+
+    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**project_definition)
 
     print('- Project type')
-    from time_tracker_api.project_types.project_types_model import container_definition as project_type_definition
-    project_type_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**project_type_definition)
-    for project_type in seed_database['project_types']:
-        project_type_container.create_item(body=project_type)
+    from time_tracker_api.project_types.project_types_model import (
+        container_definition as project_type_definition,
+    )
+
+    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**project_type_definition)
 
     print('- Activity')
-    from time_tracker_api.activities.activities_model import container_definition as activity_definition
-    activity_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**activity_definition)
-    for activity in seed_database['activities']:
-        activity_container.create_item(body=activity)
+    from time_tracker_api.activities.activities_model import (
+        container_definition as activity_definition,
+    )
+
+    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**activity_definition)
 
     print('- Customer')
-    from time_tracker_api.customers.customers_model import container_definition as customer_definition
-    customer_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**customer_definition)
-    for customer in seed_database['customers']:
-        customer_container.create_item(body=customer)
+    from time_tracker_api.customers.customers_model import (
+        container_definition as customer_definition,
+    )
+
+    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**customer_definition)
 
     print('- Time entry')
-    from time_tracker_api.time_entries.time_entries_model import container_definition as time_entry_definition
-    time_entry_container=database.create_container_if_not_exists(**time_entry_definition)
-    for time_entry in seed_database['time_entries']:
-        time_entry_container.create_item(body=time_entry)
+    from time_tracker_api.time_entries.time_entries_model import (
+        container_definition as time_entry_definition,
+    )
+
+    database.create_container_if_not_exists(**time_entry_definition)
 
     print('- Technology')
-    from time_tracker_api.technologies.technologies_model import container_definition as technologies_definition
+    from time_tracker_api.technologies.technologies_model import (
+        container_definition as technologies_definition,
+    )
+
     database.create_container_if_not_exists(**technologies_definition)
 except exceptions.CosmosResourceExistsError as e:
-    print("Unexpected error while creating initial database schema: %s" % e.message)
-
-database_file.close()
+    print(
+        "Unexpected error while creating initial database schema: %s"
+        % e.message
+    )
 
 print("Done!")
-
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5c9f7349..1394d8de 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ services:
     image: 'mcr.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/linux/azure-cosmos-emulator'
     tty: true
     mem_limit: 3GB
+    cpu_count: 2
+    restart: always
     ports:
         - '8081:8081'
         - '10251:10251'
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ services:
         - '10254:10254'
     environment:
         - AZURE_COSMOS_EMULATOR_PARTITION_COUNT=7
+        - AZURE_COSMOS_EMULATOR_ENABLE_DATA_PERSISTENCE=true
         - AZURE_COSMOS_EMULATOR_ARGS=/alternativenames=azurecosmosemulator
 
     # networks: