diff --git a/trains_agent/commands/worker.py b/trains_agent/commands/worker.py
index 6f467b2..20b60c9 100644
--- a/trains_agent/commands/worker.py
+++ b/trains_agent/commands/worker.py
@@ -676,6 +676,9 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
         # match previous behaviour when we validated queue names before everything else
         queues = self._resolve_queue_names(queues, create_if_missing=kwargs.get('create_queue', False))
 
+        self._standalone_mode = kwargs.get('standalone_mode', False)
+        self._services_mode = kwargs.get('services_mode', False)
+
         # make sure we only have a single instance,
         # also make sure we set worker_id properly and cache folders
         self._singleton()
@@ -683,9 +686,6 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
         # check if we have the latest version
         start_check_update_daemon()
 
-        self._standalone_mode = kwargs.get('standalone_mode', False)
-        self._services_mode = kwargs.get('services_mode', False)
-
         self.check(**kwargs)
         self.log.debug("starting resource monitor thread")
         print("Worker \"{}\" - ".format(self.worker_id), end='')
@@ -2281,8 +2281,11 @@ class Worker(ServiceCommandSection):
             else:
                 worker_name = '{}:cpu'.format(worker_name)
 
+        # if we are running in services mode, we allow double register since
+        # docker-compose will kill instances before they cleanup
         self.worker_id, worker_slot = Singleton.register_instance(
-            unique_worker_id=worker_id, worker_name=worker_name, api_client=self._session.api_client)
+            unique_worker_id=worker_id, worker_name=worker_name, api_client=self._session.api_client,
+            allow_double=bool(self._services_mode) and bool(ENV_DOCKER_HOST_MOUNT.get()))
 
         if self.worker_id is None:
             error('Instance with the same WORKER_ID [{}] is already running'.format(worker_id))
diff --git a/trains_agent/helper/singleton.py b/trains_agent/helper/singleton.py
index 8507c9e..2963e56 100644
--- a/trains_agent/helper/singleton.py
+++ b/trains_agent/helper/singleton.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Singleton(object):
             pass
 
     @classmethod
-    def register_instance(cls, unique_worker_id=None, worker_name=None, api_client=None):
+    def register_instance(cls, unique_worker_id=None, worker_name=None, api_client=None, allow_double=False):
         """
         # Exit the process if another instance of us is using the same worker_id
 
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ class Singleton(object):
             f.write(bytes(os.getpid()))
             f.flush()
             try:
-                ret = cls._register_instance(unique_worker_id=unique_worker_id, worker_name=worker_name,
-                                             api_client=api_client)
+                ret = cls._register_instance(
+                    unique_worker_id=unique_worker_id, worker_name=worker_name,
+                    api_client=api_client, allow_double=allow_double)
             except:
                 ret = None, None
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class Singleton(object):
         return ret
 
     @classmethod
-    def _register_instance(cls, unique_worker_id=None, worker_name=None, api_client=None):
+    def _register_instance(cls, unique_worker_id=None, worker_name=None, api_client=None, allow_double=False):
         if cls.worker_id:
             return cls.worker_id, cls.instance_slot
         # make sure we have a unique name
@@ -123,7 +124,11 @@ class Singleton(object):
                 continue
 
             if uid == unique_worker_id:
-                return None, None
+                if allow_double:
+                    warning('Instance with the same WORKER_ID [{}] was found on this machine. '
+                            'We are ignoring it, make sure this not a mistake.'.format(unique_worker_id))
+                else:
+                    return None, None
 
             slots[slot] = uid