diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1999ded..7fe772c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ services:
       image: thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker:latest
       restart: unless-stopped
       container_name: palworld-server
+      stop_grace_period: 30s # Set to however long you are willing to wait for the container to gracefully stop
       ports:
         - 8211:8211/udp
         - 27015:27015/udp
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ docker run -d \
 
 ```
 
+> [!TIP]
+> If you want to stop the container with a custom stop grace period then run:
+> `docker stop --name palworld-server --time 30`
+
 ### Kubernetes
 
 All files you will need to deploy this container to kubernetes are located in the [k8s folder](k8s/).
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 592f520..ef5491a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ services:
       image: thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker:latest
       restart: unless-stopped
       container_name: palworld-server
+      stop_grace_period: 30s # Set to however long you are willing to wait for the container to gracefully stop
       ports:
         - 8211:8211/udp
         - 27015:27015/udp # Required if you want your server to show up in the community servers tab