diff --git a/scone/default/recipes/docker.py b/scone/default/recipes/docker.py
index ef966ad..be0f4c2 100644
--- a/scone/default/recipes/docker.py
+++ b/scone/default/recipes/docker.py
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ class DockerContainer(Recipe):
         super().__init__(recipe_context, args, head)
 
         self.image = check_type(args.get("image"), str)
-        self.command = check_type(args.get("command"), str)
+        self.command = check_type_opt(args.get("command"), str)
         self.name = check_type(args.get("name"), str)
-        self.volumes = check_type_opt(args.get("volumes"), dict)
-        self.ports = check_type_opt(args.get("ports"), dict)
+        self.volumes = check_type(args.get("volumes", dict()), dict)
+        self.ports = check_type(args.get("ports", dict()), dict)
+        self.environment = check_type(args.get("environment", dict()), dict)
+        self.restart_policy = check_type(args.get("restart_policy", "on-failure"), str)
 
     async def cook(self, kitchen: Kitchen) -> None:
         kitchen.get_dependency_tracker()
@@ -34,8 +36,10 @@ class DockerContainer(Recipe):
                     self.image,
                     self.command,
                     self.name,
-                    self.ports or dict(),
-                    self.volumes or dict(),
+                    self.ports,
+                    self.volumes,
+                    {k: str(v) for k, v in self.environment.items()},
+                    self.restart_policy,
                 ),
                 DockerContainerRun.Result,
             )
diff --git a/scone/default/utensils/docker_utensils.py b/scone/default/utensils/docker_utensils.py
index d0b275d..95ce197 100644
--- a/scone/default/utensils/docker_utensils.py
+++ b/scone/default/utensils/docker_utensils.py
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class DockerContainerState(Utensil):
 class DockerContainerRun(Utensil):
     # Name of the image to use to create the container.
     image: str
-    # Command to create the container with.
-    command: str
+    # Command to create the container with. Optional.
+    command: Optional[str]
     # Custom name to give the container.
     name: str
     # Ports to bind inside the container
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class DockerContainerRun(Utensil):
     #   bind = path to bind inside the container
     #   mode = 'rw' or 'ro'
     volumes: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]]
+    # Environment variables
+    environment: Dict[str, str]
+    # Restart policy
+    restart_policy: str
 
     @attr.s(auto_attribs=True)
     class Result:
@@ -94,6 +98,11 @@ class DockerContainerRun(Utensil):
                 name=self.name,
                 ports=self.ports,
                 volumes=self.volumes,
+                environment=self.environment,
+                restart_policy={
+                    "Name": self.restart_policy,
+                    "MaximumRetryCount": 5
+                }
             )
 
         except docker.errors.ImageNotFound: