diff --git a/defaults/docker_images.yml b/defaults/docker_images.yml
index fa13bdf..8b0b6a0 100644
--- a/defaults/docker_images.yml
+++ b/defaults/docker_images.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,5 @@
     # aptly
     docker_image_aptly:
       base: "${_param:mcp_docker_registry}/mirantis/cicd/aptly:${_param:mcp_version}"
-      api: "${_param:mcp_docker_registry}/mirantis/cicd/aptly-api:${_param:mcp_version}"
       public: "${_param:mcp_docker_registry}/mirantis/cicd/aptly-public:${_param:mcp_version}"
       publisher: "${_param:mcp_docker_registry}/mirantis/cicd/aptly-publisher:${_param:mcp_version}"
diff --git a/docker/swarm/stack/aptly.yml b/docker/swarm/stack/aptly.yml
index d5b8362..3282641 100644
--- a/docker/swarm/stack/aptly.yml
+++ b/docker/swarm/stack/aptly.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
               deploy:
                 restart_policy:
                   condition: any
-              image: ${_param:docker_image_aptly:api}
+              image: ${_param:docker_image_aptly:base}
+              command: 'aptly api serve -no-lock'
               ports:
                 - 18084:8080
               volumes: