From 0f29b571b22e6bd389e0d5595b382ddfe1070df8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marketen <marcfont12@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:26:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix unwanted container recreation

---
 packages/dockerCompose/src/userSettings.ts | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/dockerCompose/src/userSettings.ts b/packages/dockerCompose/src/userSettings.ts
index aa9191f94a..e99d69773f 100644
--- a/packages/dockerCompose/src/userSettings.ts
+++ b/packages/dockerCompose/src/userSettings.ts
@@ -236,9 +236,14 @@ export function applyUserSettings(
     );
     // ##### </DEPRECATED>
 
+    const existingLabels = service.labels || {};
+    const newDefaultLabels = writeDefaultsToLabels(pick(service, ["environment", "ports", "volumes"]));
     const nextLabels = {
-      ...(service.labels || {}),
-      ...writeDefaultsToLabels(pick(service, ["environment", "ports", "volumes"]))
+      // New defaults as base layer (only matters on first install when no labels exist)
+      ...newDefaultLabels,
+      // Existing labels take precedence, preserving original package defaults
+      // and preventing label drift when the daemon re-applies user settings
+      ...existingLabels
     };
 
     return {