diff --git a/openvidu-server/deployments/pro/docker-compose/openvidu-server-pro/openvidu b/openvidu-server/deployments/pro/docker-compose/openvidu-server-pro/openvidu
index be106f4f..e4637a10 100755
--- a/openvidu-server/deployments/pro/docker-compose/openvidu-server-pro/openvidu
+++ b/openvidu-server/deployments/pro/docker-compose/openvidu-server-pro/openvidu
@@ -195,21 +195,28 @@ is_external_url() {
   fi  
 }
 
-stop_elk_if_external() {
+start_openvidu() {
+  local RUN_LOCAL_ES
+  local RUN_LOCAL_KIBANA
   local CONFIGURED_ELASTICSEARCH_HOST
   local CONFIGURED_KIBANA_HOST
   CONFIGURED_ELASTICSEARCH_HOST=$(grep -v '^#' .env | grep OPENVIDU_PRO_ELASTICSEARCH_HOST | cut -d '=' -f2)
   CONFIGURED_KIBANA_HOST=$(grep -v '^#' .env | grep OPENVIDU_PRO_KIBANA_HOST | cut -d '=' -f2)
+  RUN_LOCAL_ES=true
+  RUN_LOCAL_KIBANA=true
   if is_external_url "${CONFIGURED_ELASTICSEARCH_HOST}"; then
     printf "Configured external elasticsearch: %s" "${CONFIGURED_ELASTICSEARCH_HOST}"
     printf "\n"
-    docker-compose stop elasticsearch
+    RUN_LOCAL_ES=false
   fi
   if is_external_url "${CONFIGURED_KIBANA_HOST}"; then
     printf "Configured external kibana: %s" "${CONFIGURED_KIBANA_HOST}"
     printf "\n"
-    docker-compose stop kibana
+    RUN_LOCAL_KIBANA=false
   fi
+  docker-compose up -d \
+    $(if [ "${RUN_LOCAL_ES}" == "false" ]; then echo '--scale elasticsearch=0'; fi) \
+    $(if [ "${RUN_LOCAL_KIBANA}" == "false" ]; then echo '--scale kibana=0'; fi)
 }
 
 usage() {
@@ -230,8 +237,7 @@ usage() {
 case $1 in
 
   start)
-    docker-compose up -d
-    stop_elk_if_external
+    start_openvidu
     docker-compose logs -f openvidu-server
     ;;
 
@@ -241,8 +247,7 @@ case $1 in
 
   restart)
     docker-compose down
-    docker-compose up -d
-    stop_elk_if_external
+    start_openvidu
     docker-compose logs -f openvidu-server
     ;;