diff --git a/examples/sending emails/README.md b/examples/sending emails/README.md
index 5cae5b491..a2a43abde 100644
--- a/examples/sending emails/README.md	
+++ b/examples/sending emails/README.md	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This example sends plain-text email with [`sqlpage.send_mail`](https://sql-page.
 Run the example:
 
 ```sh
-docker compose up --build
+docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.local.yml up --build
 ```
 
 This builds SQLPage from the current repository checkout before starting the example.
diff --git a/examples/sending emails/docker-compose.local.yml b/examples/sending emails/docker-compose.local.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9be1242de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sending emails/docker-compose.local.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+services:
+  web:
+    build:
+      context: ../..
+      args:
+        CARGO_PROFILE: dev
diff --git a/examples/sending emails/docker-compose.yml b/examples/sending emails/docker-compose.yml
index dc8955e72..bca61ef90 100644
--- a/examples/sending emails/docker-compose.yml	
+++ b/examples/sending emails/docker-compose.yml	
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 services:
   web:
     image: lovasoa/sqlpage:main
-    build:
-      context: ../..
-      args:
-        CARGO_PROFILE: dev
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
     environment: