diff --git a/check_container_upgrade b/check_container_upgrade
index 6f92a46..dc80aca 100755
--- a/check_container_upgrade
+++ b/check_container_upgrade
@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ CHECKED_CONTAINERS=( )
 debug "List running containers..."
 if [ -n "$DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE" ]
 then
-	RUNNING_CONTAINERS=$($ENGINE compose -f $DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE ps --format '{{.Service}}' | tr '\n' ' ')
+	which "${ENGINE}-compose" > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+		&& COMPOSE_BIN="${ENGINE}-compose" \
+		|| COMPOSE_BIN="$ENGINE compose"
+	RUNNING_CONTAINERS=$($COMPOSE_BIN -f $DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE ps --format '{{.Service}}' | tr '\n' ' ')
 else
 	RUNNING_CONTAINERS=$($ENGINE ps --format '{{.Names}}' | tr '\n' ' ')
 fi
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ function exec_in_container() {
 	shift;
 	if [ -n "$DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE" ]
 	then
-		$ENGINE compose -f $DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE exec $container $@
+		$COMPOSE_BIN -f $DOCKERCOMPOSE_FILE exec $container $@
 		return $?
 	fi
 	$ENGINE exec $container $@