diff --git a/dockcheck.sh b/dockcheck.sh
index b0458d6..346b8a5 100644
--- a/dockcheck.sh
+++ b/dockcheck.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fi
 ### Check docker compose binary:
 if docker compose &> /dev/null ; then 
   DockerBin="docker compose"
-elif docker-compose &> /dev/null; then
+elif docker-compose -v &> /dev/null; then
   DockerBin="docker-compose"
 else
   printf "%s\n" "No docker compose binary available, quitting."