diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b28bf181..4b8936046 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ ghci: shell-backend ;
 .PHONY: stop
 # HELP: stop all services
 stop:
-	docker compose down
+	docker compose down --volumes
 .PHONY: stop-%
 # HELP(stop-$SERVICE): stop a given service
 stop-%:
-	docker compose down $*
+	docker compose down --volumes $*
 .PHONY: kill-%
 # HELP(kill-$SERVICE): kill a given service the hard way. Use this if the servive does not respond to stop.
 kill-%: