diff --git a/docker_run.sh b/docker_run.sh
index 16bf524..ff19606 100755
--- a/docker_run.sh
+++ b/docker_run.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-docker run --name influxdb -p 8086:8086 \
+if [ $( docker ps -a | grep influxdb | wc -l ) -gt 0 ]; then
+  docker start influxdb
+else
+  docker run --name influxdb -p 8086:8086 \
       -v $PWD:/var/lib/influxdb2 \
       influxdb:2.0
+fi
+