diff --git a/infra/boot.sh b/infra/boot.sh
index 350119e..ebe416d 100755
--- a/infra/boot.sh
+++ b/infra/boot.sh
@@ -56,4 +56,13 @@ fi
 # ── Bring up the stack ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 podman system migrate
 podman compose --env-file "$REPO_ROOT/.env" -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/docker-compose.yml" up -d
+
+# ── Restart deployed app containers ───────────────────────────────────────────
+podman ps -a --filter "status=exited" --format "{{.Names}}" \
+    | grep '^hiy-' \
+    | while IFS= read -r name; do
+        echo "[hiy] Restarting app: $name"
+        podman start "$name" || true
+      done
+
 echo "[hiy] Stack is up."
diff --git a/infra/start.sh b/infra/start.sh
index 933d619..065cdd8 100755
--- a/infra/start.sh
+++ b/infra/start.sh
@@ -187,6 +187,14 @@ podman system migrate
 podman compose --env-file "$REPO_ROOT/.env" -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/docker-compose.yml" down
 podman compose --env-file "$REPO_ROOT/.env" -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/docker-compose.yml" up -d
 
+# ── Restart deployed app containers (stopped by podman system migrate above) ───
+podman ps -a --filter "status=exited" --format "{{.Names}}" \
+    | grep '^hiy-' \
+    | while IFS= read -r name; do
+        echo "[hiy] Restarting app: $name"
+        podman start "$name" || true
+      done
+
 # ── Install systemd user service for auto-start on boot ───────────────────────
 # Uses a user-level (rootless) service so Podman's UID namespace is preserved.
 # loginctl enable-linger lets the service start even without an active login.