diff --git a/changelog.d/20250102_143119_danyal.faheem_fix_meilisearch_init_job.md b/changelog.d/20250102_143119_danyal.faheem_fix_meilisearch_init_job.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d7f827dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20250102_143119_danyal.faheem_fix_meilisearch_init_job.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- [Bugfix] Add meilisearch as a dependency on lms-job to avoid meilisearch init job crashing when the platform is stopped. (by @Danyal-Faheem)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutor/templates/local/docker-compose.jobs.yml b/tutor/templates/local/docker-compose.jobs.yml
index 1e463a02b1..27f21367c8 100644
--- a/tutor/templates/local/docker-compose.jobs.yml
+++ b/tutor/templates/local/docker-compose.jobs.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ services:
         {%- for mount in iter_mounts(MOUNTS, "openedx", "lms-job") %}
         - {{ mount }}
         {%- endfor %}
-      depends_on: {{ [("mysql", RUN_MYSQL), ("mongodb", RUN_MONGODB)]|list_if }}
+      depends_on: {{ [("mysql", RUN_MYSQL), ("mongodb", RUN_MONGODB), ("meilisearch", RUN_MEILISEARCH)]|list_if }}
 
     cms-job:
       image: {{ DOCKER_IMAGE_OPENEDX }}