diff --git a/bin/dcm b/bin/dcm
index baa6eee..de29305 100755
--- a/bin/dcm
+++ b/bin/dcm
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def try_load_list(name, default):
         return default
 
 
-DOCKER_COMPOSE = "docker-compose"
+DOCKER_COMPOSE = os.environ.get("DC", "docker compose")
 
 DEFAULT_DCF = ["docker-compose.yaml"]
 DC_FILES = try_load_list("DCF", DEFAULT_DCF)