diff --git a/examples/compose/README.md b/examples/compose/README.md
index da5d8df5e64..82a54e1acbc 100644
--- a/examples/compose/README.md
+++ b/examples/compose/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ To start Consul(which saves the topology config), vtctld, vtgate and a few vttab
 ```
 vitess/examples/compose$ docker-compose up -d
 ```
+Note that the vtgate container will likely fail to start.
 
 ### Load the schema
 We need to create a few tables into our new cluster. To do that, we can run the `ApplySchema` command.
@@ -17,6 +18,12 @@ We need to create a few tables into our new cluster. To do that, we can run the
 vitess/examples/compose$ ./lvtctl.sh ApplySchema -sql "$(cat create_test_table.sql)" test_keyspace
 ```
 
+### Complete starting the cluster
+Now that schema has been loaded a second start will bring vtgate up as well.
+```
+vitess/examples/compose$ docker-compose up -d
+```
+
 ### Run the client to insert and read some data
 This will build and run the `client.go` file. It will insert and read data from the master and from the replica.
 ```
diff --git a/examples/compose/vttablet-up.sh b/examples/compose/vttablet-up.sh
index 63510ddfecb..91a3c1870e5 100755
--- a/examples/compose/vttablet-up.sh
+++ b/examples/compose/vttablet-up.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ fi
 
 init_db_sql_file="$VTROOT/init_db.sql"
 echo "GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'root'@'%';" > $init_db_sql_file
+echo "GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'vt_dba'@'%';" >> $init_db_sql_file
+echo "GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'vt_app'@'%';" >> $init_db_sql_file
+echo "GRANT ALL ON *.* TO 'vt_repl'@'%';" >> $init_db_sql_file
 
 if [ "$tablet_role" = "master" ]; then
     echo "CREATE DATABASE vt_$keyspace;" >> $init_db_sql_file