diff --git a/generators/app/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap b/generators/app/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap
index ef92705179d0..c311f5f7d5bc 100644
--- a/generators/app/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/generators/app/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ exports[`generator - app with default config should match snapshot 1`] = `
     "zipkinTag": "zipkin-tag-placeholder",
   },
   "dockerServices": [
-    "app",
     "postgresql",
   ],
   "dockerServicesDir": "src/main/docker/",
@@ -1129,7 +1128,6 @@ exports[`generator - app with gateway should match snapshot 1`] = `
     "zipkinTag": "zipkin-tag-placeholder",
   },
   "dockerServices": [
-    "app",
     "consul",
     "zipkin",
     "postgresql",
@@ -1796,7 +1794,6 @@ exports[`generator - app with microservice should match snapshot 1`] = `
     "zipkinTag": "zipkin-tag-placeholder",
   },
   "dockerServices": [
-    "app",
     "consul",
     "zipkin",
     "hazelcast",
diff --git a/generators/docker/files.ts b/generators/docker/files.ts
index 3abff2b75785..878fc1282253 100644
--- a/generators/docker/files.ts
+++ b/generators/docker/files.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export const dockerFiles = {
   applicationFiles: [
     {
       path: TEMPLATES_DOCKER_DIR,
-      condition: ctx => ctx.dockerServices.includes('app'),
+      condition: ctx => ctx.dockerServices.includes('app') || ctx.backendTypeSpringBoot,
       renameTo,
       templates: ['app.yml'],
     },
diff --git a/generators/docker/generator.ts b/generators/docker/generator.ts
index 2a0628c49210..e7551c01c376 100644
--- a/generators/docker/generator.ts
+++ b/generators/docker/generator.ts
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ export default class DockerGenerator extends BaseApplicationGenerator {
     return this.asPreparingTaskGroup({
       dockerServices({ application }) {
         const dockerServices = application.dockerServices!;
-        if (application.backendTypeSpringBoot) {
-          dockerServices.push('app');
-        }
         if (application.authenticationTypeOauth2) {
           dockerServices.push('keycloak');
         }
diff --git a/generators/spring-boot/generator.ts b/generators/spring-boot/generator.ts
index e92463652b54..b0b734c2235c 100644
--- a/generators/spring-boot/generator.ts
+++ b/generators/spring-boot/generator.ts
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ public void set${javaBeanCase(propertyName)}(${propertyType} ${propertyName}) {
       addSpringBootCompose({ application, source }) {
         if (!application.dockerServices?.length) return;
 
+        source.addLogbackMainLog!({ name: 'org.springframework.boot.docker', level: 'WARN' });
+
         const dockerComposeArtifact = { groupId: 'org.springframework.boot', artifactId: 'spring-boot-docker-compose' };
         if (application.buildToolGradle) {
           source.addGradleDependency!({ ...dockerComposeArtifact, scope: 'developmentOnly' });
diff --git a/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application-dev.yml.ejs b/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application-dev.yml.ejs
index 93e2b3ef8026..810deb33b703 100644
--- a/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application-dev.yml.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application-dev.yml.ejs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ spring:
       additional-exclude: static/**<% if (devDatabaseTypeH2Any) { %>,.h2.server.properties<% } %>
     livereload:
       enabled: false # we use Webpack dev server + BrowserSync for livereload
-<%_ if (devDatabaseTypeH2Any && 'dockerServices' in locals && dockerServices && dockerServices.length > 1) { _%>
+<%_ if (devDatabaseTypeH2Any && 'dockerServices' in locals && dockerServices?.length) { _%>
   docker:
     compose:
       enabled: <%- authenticationTypeOauth2 || messageBrokerAny || serviceDiscoveryAny || cacheProviderRedis %>
diff --git a/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs b/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs
index 00382797c53a..b8f34be8d34a 100644
--- a/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ spring:
           group: <%= dasherizedBaseName %>
   <%_ } _%>
 <%_ } _%>
-<%_ if ('dockerServices' in locals && dockerServices && dockerServices.length > 1) { _%>
+<%_ if ('dockerServices' in locals && dockerServices?.length) { _%>
   docker:
     compose:
       enabled: true