diff --git a/.templates/telegraf/service.yml b/.templates/telegraf/service.yml
index 1b5b97e9..2e0eb2b9 100644
--- a/.templates/telegraf/service.yml
+++ b/.templates/telegraf/service.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@ telegraf:
     - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
   depends_on:
     - influxdb
-    - mosquitto
 
diff --git a/docs/Containers/Telegraf.md b/docs/Containers/Telegraf.md
index 83e27142..5c6cd75b 100644
--- a/docs/Containers/Telegraf.md
+++ b/docs/Containers/Telegraf.md
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ $ docker-compose restart telegraf
 ```
 
 The `grep` strips comment lines and the `sudo tee` is a safe way of appending the result to `telegraf.conf`. The `restart` causes Telegraf to notice the change.
+This result in the Telegraf service depending on the Mosquitto service, as such
+you may want to edit `docker-compose.yml` and add `- mosquitto` to the
+`depends_on:` of the telegraf service.
 
 ## Getting a clean slate { #cleanSlate }