diff --git a/services/docker-compose.yml b/services/docker-compose.yml
index e57e0e161d3f..9447381aa638 100644
--- a/services/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/services/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ networks:
     name: ${SWARM_STACK_NAME}_docker-api-network
     driver: overlay
     attachable: true
-    internal: false
+    internal: true
     driver_opts:
       encrypted: "true"
     labels: