diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d34e972..5166be4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ SESSION_CACHE_ALIAS = 'default'
 7. Update the **.env** file to specify values for the environment variables defined within
 8. Do a global search of all files here for "appname" and replace it with the actual name of your app
 9. Start Django for development at http://localhost:8000
-    - `docker compose up`
+    - `docker-compose up`
 
 ## Components
 
diff --git a/start-dev.sh b/start-dev.sh
index 12861e0..2a4c2d1 100755
--- a/start-dev.sh
+++ b/start-dev.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up
diff --git a/start-prod.sh b/start-prod.sh
index 38111a7..8297f5e 100755
--- a/start-prod.sh
+++ b/start-prod.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d