diff --git a/localinstall/2-install_api.sh b/localinstall/2-install_api.sh
index 504f3c9..1c33ea6 100755
--- a/localinstall/2-install_api.sh
+++ b/localinstall/2-install_api.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ fi
 cat ../../ssh.key.pub > docker/ssh/user-data/authorized_keys
 
 # down, just in case old containers are running
-docker-compose down
-docker-compose up -d
+docker compose down
+docker compose up -d
 echo "Waiting for API to be up"
 sleep 1
 # loop until the API is up, try 5 times
diff --git a/localinstall/4-start-cycle.sh b/localinstall/4-start-cycle.sh
index 9b6c1fb..5ce5221 100755
--- a/localinstall/4-start-cycle.sh
+++ b/localinstall/4-start-cycle.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 . ./main.cfg
 
 cd kernelci/kernelci-pipeline
-docker-compose down
-docker-compose up -d
-echo "You can view now logs of containers using docker logs -f <container_id> or docker-compose logs -f in kernelci/kernelci-pipeline or kernelci/kernelci-api directories"
+docker compose down
+docker compose up -d
+echo "You can view now logs of containers using docker logs -f <container_id> or docker compose logs -f in kernelci/kernelci-pipeline or kernelci/kernelci-api directories"
 echo "Also you can do docker ps to see running containers, and in case of ongoing builds, you can view their logs too by docker logs -f <container_id>"
 echo "You can also open API viewer at http://127.0.0.1:8001/viewer"