diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 323967e..fc027ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: docker compose pull mysql
 
       - name: create docker network
-        run: docker network create my-shared-network
+        run: docker network create gruene-services-bridge-network
 
       - uses: satackey/action-docker-layer-caching@v0.0.11
         continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8c8d882..3d1e924 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ services:
     extra_hosts:
       - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
     networks:
-      - my-shared-network
+      - gruene-services-bridge-network
 
   mysql:
     image: mysql:5.7
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
         MYSQL_PASSWORD: laravel
     container_name: wsmysql_webling
     networks:
-      - my-shared-network
+      - gruene-services-bridge-network
 
   phpmyadmin:
     image: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ services:
       PMA_PASSWORD: laravel
     container_name: wsphpmyadmin_webling
     networks:
-      - my-shared-network
+      - gruene-services-bridge-network
 
   mailhog:
     image: mailhog/mailhog
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ services:
       - '8020:8025'
     container_name: wsmailhog_webling
     networks:
-      - my-shared-network
+      - gruene-services-bridge-network
 
 volumes:
   database:
 
 networks:
-  my-shared-network:
+  gruene-services-bridge-network:
     external: true
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 6ef23c3..73cbdae 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ and start contributing 😍.
 1. Start docker
 1. Clone this repo `git clone https://github.com/grueneschweiz/weblingservice.git`
 1. `cd` into the folder containing the repo
+1. if it doesn't exists already, create the shared network `docker network create gruene-services-bridge-network`
 1. Execute `docker compose run weblingservice composer install` and have a ☕️ while
    it installs.
 1. Execute `docker compose up -d` to start up the stack. The first time you run