diff --git a/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/docker-compose.yml.tpl b/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/docker-compose.yml.tpl
index 17d6d7b..4751705 100644
--- a/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/docker-compose.yml.tpl
+++ b/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/docker-compose.yml.tpl
@@ -12,11 +12,21 @@ services:
     image: {{.ImageAndVersion}}
     restart: always
     ports:
+    {{if .ExposedProfilingPort}}
       - "{{.ExposedProfilingPort}}:6666"
+    {{end}}
+    {{if .ExposedPrometheusPort}}
       - "{{.ExposedPrometheusPort}}:2111"
+    {{end}}
+    {{if .ExposedDataFolderPort}}
       - "{{.ExposedDataFolderPort}}:8090"
+    {{end}}
+    {{if .ExposedTcpListenerPort}}
       - "{{.ExposedTcpListenerPort}}:8091"
+    {{end}}
+    {{if .ExposedHttpListenerPort}}
       - "{{.ExposedHttpListenerPort}}:8092"
+    {{end}}
     volumes:
       # - {{.NkeySeedFile}}:/app/seed.txt
       - {{.SocketFolder}}:/app/tmp/:rw
diff --git a/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/main.go b/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/main.go
index 6633d9e..57ae1d8 100644
--- a/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/main.go
+++ b/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/main.go
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	brokerAddress := flag.String("brokerAddress", "", "the address:port of the broker to connect to")
 	imageAndVersion := flag.String("imageAndVersion", "", "The name:version of the docker image to use")
-	exposedProfilingPort := flag.String("exposedProfilingPort", "6666", "the address:port to expose")
-	exposedPrometheusPort := flag.String("exposedPrometheusPort", "2111", "the address:port to expose")
-	exposedDataFolderPort := flag.String("exposedDataFolderPort", "8090", "the address:port to expose")
-	exposedTcpListenerPort := flag.String("exposedTcpListenerPort", "8091", "the address:port to expose")
-	exposedHttpListenerPort := flag.String("exposedHttpListenerPort", "8092", "the address:port to expose")
+	exposedProfilingPort := flag.String("exposedProfilingPort", "", "the address:port to expose")
+	exposedPrometheusPort := flag.String("exposedPrometheusPort", "", "the address:port to expose")
+	exposedDataFolderPort := flag.String("exposedDataFolderPort", "", "the address:port to expose")
+	exposedTcpListenerPort := flag.String("exposedTcpListenerPort", "", "the address:port to expose")
+	exposedHttpListenerPort := flag.String("exposedHttpListenerPort", "", "the address:port to expose")
 	nkeySeedFile := flag.String("nkeySeedFile", "./seed.txt", "the complete path of the seed file to mount")
 	socketFolder := flag.String("socketFolder", "./tmp/", "the complete path of the socket folder to mount")