diff --git a/automation/start-automation.sh b/automation/start-automation.sh
index 2290cc0..588c9fb 100755
--- a/automation/start-automation.sh
+++ b/automation/start-automation.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
+DOCKER_COMPOSE="docker compose"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
 
@@ -43,41 +44,41 @@ EOF
 case "${1:-help}" in
   start)
     echo "Starting LWVWV automation container..."
-    docker-compose up -d
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE up -d
     echo "Container started. Use '$0 logs' to view logs."
     ;;
   
   stop)
     echo "Stopping LWVWV automation container..."
-    docker-compose down
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE down
     echo "Container stopped."
     ;;
   
   restart)
     echo "Restarting LWVWV automation container..."
-    docker-compose restart
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE restart
     echo "Container restarted."
     ;;
   
   logs)
     echo "Viewing container logs..."
     shift  # Remove 'logs' from args
-    docker-compose logs "$@"
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE logs "$@"
     ;;
   
   run-now)
     echo "Triggering subscription immediately..."
-    docker exec lwvwv-subscriber /app/run-subscription.sh
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE exec lwvwv-subscriber /app/run-subscription.sh
     ;;
   
   status)
     echo "Container status:"
-    docker-compose ps
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE ps
     ;;
   
   build)
     echo "Rebuilding container image..."
-    docker-compose build --no-cache
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE build --no-cache
     echo "Build complete. Use '$0 start' to start."
     ;;