diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7bbff88a..356d22ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ In local network mode, you can optionally pass:
    - `testnet` sets limits to match those used on testnet (the default quickstart configuration)
    - `unlimited` sets limits to the maximum resources that can be configured
 
+- `--enable {core, horizon, rpc}` to further select which services are started in the quickstart container. Since using a 'local' network, the core service will be started regardless as it runs the 'local' network, and these additional permutations of `--enable` are applicable:
+   - not specified, the default behavior will be to run core, horizon, friendbot, rpc. 
+   - `core` only runs the stellar core and an associated archive server.
+   - `core,horizon` runs core, horizon, friendbot
+   - `horizon` runs core, horizon, friendbot  
+   - `rpc` runs core, horizon, friendbot, rpc. 
+
 The network passphrase of the network defaults to:
 ```
 Standalone Network ; February 2017
@@ -94,8 +101,6 @@ To run only select services, simply specify only those services. For example, to
 --enable rpc
 ```
 
-__Note: All services, and in addition friendbot, always run on a local network.__
-
 ### Faucet (Friendbot)
 
 Stellar development/test networks use friendbot as a faucet for the native asset.
diff --git a/start b/start
index dcbf6e53..399b82ad 100644
--- a/start
+++ b/start
@@ -176,6 +176,16 @@ function process_args() {
     NETWORK="testnet"
   fi
 
+  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",core,"* ]]; then
+    ENABLE_CORE=true
+  fi
+  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",horizon,"* ]]; then
+    ENABLE_HORIZON=true
+  fi
+  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",rpc,"* ]]; then
+    ENABLE_SOROBAN_RPC=true
+  fi
+
   case "$NETWORK" in
   testnet)
     export NETWORK_PASSPHRASE="Test SDF Network ; September 2015"
@@ -190,6 +200,9 @@ function process_args() {
     # h1570ry - we'll start a webserver connected to history directory later on
     export HISTORY_ARCHIVE_URLS="http://localhost:1570"
     ENABLE_CORE=true
+    if [[ "$ENABLE_SOROBAN_RPC" = "true" ]]; then
+      ENABLE_HORIZON=true
+    fi
     ;;
   futurenet)
     export NETWORK_PASSPHRASE="Test SDF Future Network ; October 2022"
@@ -200,16 +213,6 @@ function process_args() {
     exit 1
   esac
 
-  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",core,"* ]]; then
-    ENABLE_CORE=true
-  fi
-  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",horizon,"* ]]; then
-    ENABLE_HORIZON=true
-  fi
-  if [[ ",$ENABLE," = *",rpc,"* ]]; then
-    ENABLE_SOROBAN_RPC=true
-  fi
-
   if [ "$RANDOMIZE_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE" = "true" ]; then
     NETWORK_PASSPHRASE="${NETWORK_PASSPHRASE} ; $(openssl rand -hex 32)"
   fi