diff --git a/compose-check.sh b/compose-check.sh
index 76fce2d..80153f0 100755
--- a/compose-check.sh
+++ b/compose-check.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 if command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null ; then
     COMPOSE=docker-compose
 elif command -v docker &> /dev/null && docker help compose &> /dev/null; then
-    COMPOSE=docker compose
+    COMPOSE="docker compose"
 else
     echo "ERROR: Neither 'docker-compose' or 'docker compose' were found"
     exit 1