diff --git a/dev-tools/check_project.sh b/dev-tools/check_project.sh
index 797cf802..5e07e2b3 100755
--- a/dev-tools/check_project.sh
+++ b/dev-tools/check_project.sh
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ dockerchecker(){
     ENV=0
   fi
   echo -e "\\n""${ORANGE}""${BOLD}""EMBArk docker-files check""${NC}""\\n""${BOLD}""=================================================================""${NC}"
-  mapfile -t DOCKER_COMPS < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -name migrations -prune -false -o -iname "docker-compose*.yml")
+  mapfile -t DOCKER_COMPS < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -name migrations -prune -false -o -iname "docker compose*.yml")
   for DOCKER_COMP in "${DOCKER_COMPS[@]}"; do
     echo -e "\\n""${GREEN}""Run docker check on ${DOCKER_COMP}:""${NC}""\\n"
-    if docker-compose -f "${DOCKER_COMP}" config 1>/dev/null || [[ $? -ne 1 ]]; then
+    if docker compose -f "${DOCKER_COMP}" config 1>/dev/null || [[ $? -ne 1 ]]; then
       echo -e "${GREEN}""${BOLD}""==> SUCCESS""${NC}""\\n"
     else
       echo -e "\\n""${ORANGE}${BOLD}==> FIX ERRORS""${NC}""\\n"
diff --git a/helper/helper_embark_general.sh b/helper/helper_embark_general.sh
index 2e035cd0..e9d3f95c 100644
--- a/helper/helper_embark_general.sh
+++ b/helper/helper_embark_general.sh
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ check_db() {
   HOST_ENV=$(grep DATABASE_HOST ./.env | sed 's/DATABASE\_HOST\=//')
   echo -e "\\n${ORANGE}""${BOLD}""checking database""${NC}\\n""${BOLD}=================================================================${NC}"
   echo -e "${BLUE}""${BOLD}""1. checking startup""${NC}\\n"
-  if docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml up -d ; then
+  if docker compose -f ./docker compose.yml up -d ; then
     echo -e "${GREEN}""${BOLD}""Finished setup mysql and redis docker images""${NC}"
-    add_to_env_history "${PW_ENV}" "$(docker-compose ps -q embark_db)"
+    add_to_env_history "${PW_ENV}" "$(docker compose ps -q embark_db)"
   else
     echo -e "${ORANGE}""${BOLD}""Failed setup mysql and redis docker images""${NC}"
     exit 1
diff --git a/installer.sh b/installer.sh
index 3366cfef..db12fa3b 100755
--- a/installer.sh
+++ b/installer.sh
@@ -249,12 +249,16 @@ install_debs(){
   if ! command -v gcc > /dev/null ; then
     apt-get install -y build-essential
   fi
-  # Docker + docker-compose
+  # Docker + docker compose
   if [[ "${WSL}" -eq 1 ]]; then
     echo -e "\n${ORANGE}WARNING: If you are using WSL2, disable docker integration from the docker-desktop daemon!${NC}"
     read -p "Fix docker stuff, then continue. Press any key to continue ..." -n1 -s -r
   fi
-  if ! command -v docker > /dev/null || ! command -v docker-compose > /dev/null ; then
+  if ! command -v docker-compose > /dev/null;
+    echo -e "\n${RED}""${BOLD}""Old docker-compose version found, please uninstall""${NC}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if ! command -v docker > /dev/null || ! command -v docker compose > /dev/null ; then
     # Add Docker's official GPG key:
     apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg
     install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
@@ -265,13 +269,7 @@ install_debs(){
     echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
     $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
     apt-get update -y
-    apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
-  fi
-  # alias for compose to stay backwards comp
-  if ! command -v docker-compose > /dev/null ; then
-    if docker --help | grep -q compose; then
-      alias docker-compose="docker compose"
-    fi
+    apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker compose-plugin
   fi
   # python3-dev
   if ! dpkg -l python3.10-dev &>/dev/null; then
@@ -394,13 +392,13 @@ install_embark_default(){
   fi
 
   # download images for container
-  docker-compose pull
-  docker-compose up -d
+  docker compose pull
+  docker compose up -d
 
   # activate daemon
   systemctl start embark.service
   check_db
-  docker-compose stop
+  docker compose stop
   echo -e "${GREEN}""${BOLD}""Ready to use \$sudo ./run-server.sh ""${NC}"
   echo -e "${GREEN}""${BOLD}""Which starts the server on (0.0.0.0) port 80 ""${NC}"
 }
@@ -473,11 +471,11 @@ install_embark_dev(){
   chmod 644 .env
 
   # download images for container
-  docker-compose pull
-  docker-compose up -d
+  docker compose pull
+  docker compose up -d
 
   check_db
-  docker-compose stop
+  docker compose stop
   echo -e "${GREEN}""${BOLD}""Ready to use \$sudo ./dev-tools/debug-server-start.sh""${NC}"
   echo -e "${GREEN}""${BOLD}""Or use otherwise""${NC}"
 }