diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ecd3f8b7c..001b1b212 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ networks:
     coolify:
         name: coolify
         driver: bridge
+        external: true
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade.sh b/scripts/upgrade.sh
index 01405e873..bb3adcf35 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade.sh
+++ b/scripts/upgrade.sh
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ curl -fsSL $CDN/.env.production -o /data/coolify/source/.env.production
 # Merge .env and .env.production. New values will be added to .env
 sort -u -t '=' -k 1,1 /data/coolify/source/.env /data/coolify/source/.env.production | sed '/^$/d' > /data/coolify/source/.env.temp && mv /data/coolify/source/.env.temp /data/coolify/source/.env
 
+# Make sure coolify network exists
+docker network create coolify 2>/dev/null
+
 docker run --pull always -v /data/coolify/source:/data/coolify/source -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --rm ghcr.io/coollabsio/coolify-helper bash -c "LATEST_IMAGE=${1:-} docker compose --env-file /data/coolify/source/.env -f /data/coolify/source/docker-compose.yml -f /data/coolify/source/docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --pull always --remove-orphans --force-recreate"