diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4886f51..ec4e8d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ Thumbs.db
 # Metals - Scala language server
 .metals/
 .bloop/
-.bsp
\ No newline at end of file
+.bsp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ffd10bd..8622c00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ docker compose exec -it redpanda bash
 
 rpk topic create events graph people
 cat /opt/kafka/data/import.ndjson | rpk topic produce events
+exit
+
+# The streams service likely failed due to missing topics. Restart.
+docker compose up -d
 ```
 
 Call the connector API to instantiate the desired sinks: