diff --git a/docker/docker-upgrade-tb.sh b/docker/docker-upgrade-tb.sh
index 6f460f3baf..64a6252a69 100755
--- a/docker/docker-upgrade-tb.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-upgrade-tb.sh
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_SERVICES=$(additionalStartupServices) || exit $?
 
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml $ADDITIONAL_COMPOSE_ARGS pull tb1
 
-if [ ! -z "${ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_SERVICES// }" ]; then
-    docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml $ADDITIONAL_COMPOSE_ARGS up -d redis $ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_SERVICES
-fi
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml $ADDITIONAL_COMPOSE_ARGS up -d redis $ADDITIONAL_STARTUP_SERVICES
 
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml $ADDITIONAL_COMPOSE_ARGS run --no-deps --rm -e UPGRADE_TB=true -e FROM_VERSION=${fromVersion} tb1