diff --git a/immich/_compose.sh b/immich/_compose.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0995ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/immich/_compose.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Helper to detect and use the correct docker compose command
+
+# Detect which compose command is available
+if docker compose version &>/dev/null; then
+    docker_compose() { docker compose "$@"; }
+elif command -v docker-compose &>/dev/null; then
+    docker_compose() { docker-compose "$@"; }
+else
+    echo "Error: Neither 'docker compose' nor 'docker-compose' found"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/immich/backup.sh b/immich/backup.sh
index 2062f38..5265d2e 100755
--- a/immich/backup.sh
+++ b/immich/backup.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 source "${AGENT_PATH}/common.sh"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_volumes.sh"
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_compose.sh"
 
 _check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME" "BACKUP_FILE" "TEMP_DIR" "UPLOAD_LOCATION" "DB_DATA_LOCATION" "DB_USERNAME"
 
@@ -21,14 +22,14 @@ docker exec "${CONTAINER_NAME}_postgres" pg_dumpall -U "${DB_USERNAME}" > "${TEM
 cp "${TEMP_DIR}/database.sql" "${DB_DATA_LOCATION}/database_backup.sql"
 
 # Stop containers for consistent backup
-docker compose stop
+docker_compose stop
 
 # Backup volumes
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
 backup_items $(get_immich_volumes) || _die "Failed to create backup"
 
 # Restart containers
-docker compose start
+docker_compose start
 
 # Clean up
 rm -f "${DB_DATA_LOCATION}/database_backup.sql"
diff --git a/immich/destroy.sh b/immich/destroy.sh
index d330eab..65722c0 100755
--- a/immich/destroy.sh
+++ b/immich/destroy.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 source "${AGENT_PATH}/common.sh"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_volumes.sh"
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_compose.sh"
 
 _check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME"
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || _die "Failed to change to script directory"
 
 # Stop and remove containers and volumes
 if [ -f docker-compose.yml ]; then
-    docker compose down -v 2>/dev/null || true
+    docker_compose down -v 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
 # Destroy data directories
diff --git a/immich/install.sh b/immich/install.sh
index a9e4b1a..c4d431d 100755
--- a/immich/install.sh
+++ b/immich/install.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 source "${AGENT_PATH}/common.sh"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_volumes.sh"
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_compose.sh"
 
 _check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME" "UPLOAD_LOCATION" "DB_DATA_LOCATION" "DB_PASSWORD"
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ _create_folder "${DB_DATA_LOCATION}"
 
 # Pull images
 echo "Pulling Immich images..."
-docker compose pull || _die "Failed to pull images"
+docker_compose pull || _die "Failed to pull images"
 
 # Stop and remove existing containers
 bash ./stop.sh 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/immich/logs.sh b/immich/logs.sh
index 84836c3..5ed1beb 100755
--- a/immich/logs.sh
+++ b/immich/logs.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "${AGENT_PATH}/common.sh"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_compose.sh"
 
 _check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME"
 
@@ -9,4 +10,4 @@ cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || _die "Failed to change to script directory"
 
 [ -f docker-compose.yml ] || _die "docker-compose.yml not found."
 
-docker compose logs -f
+docker_compose logs -f
diff --git a/immich/start.sh b/immich/start.sh
index d537d85..26e566b 100755
--- a/immich/start.sh
+++ b/immich/start.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "${AGENT_PATH}/common.sh"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_compose.sh"
 
 _check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME"
 
@@ -9,6 +10,6 @@ cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || _die "Failed to change to script directory"
 
 [ -f docker-compose.yml ] || _die "docker-compose.yml not found. Run install.sh first."
 
-docker compose up -d || _die "Failed to start containers"
+docker_compose up -d || _die "Failed to start containers"
 
 echo "Immich containers started successfully."
diff --git a/immich/stop.sh b/immich/stop.sh
index 9bdd8d6..9e5f2d8 100755
--- a/immich/stop.sh
+++ b/immich/stop.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "${AGENT_PATH}/common.sh"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_compose.sh"
 
 _check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,6 @@ cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || _die "Failed to change to script directory"
 
 [ -f docker-compose.yml ] || _die "docker-compose.yml not found."
 
-docker compose stop || _die "Failed to stop containers"
+docker_compose stop || _die "Failed to stop containers"
 
 echo "Immich containers stopped."
diff --git a/immich/uninstall.sh b/immich/uninstall.sh
index 4472b47..a764892 100755
--- a/immich/uninstall.sh
+++ b/immich/uninstall.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source "${AGENT_PATH}/common.sh"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/_compose.sh"
 
 _check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME"
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || _die "Failed to change to script directory"
 
 # Stop and remove containers (preserves volumes)
 if [ -f docker-compose.yml ]; then
-    docker compose down 2>/dev/null || true
+    docker_compose down 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
 echo "Uninstallation of ${CONTAINER_NAME} complete."