diff --git a/testcontainers-c/testcontainers-c.go b/testcontainers-c/testcontainers-c.go
index 1f1db41..a2b185a 100644
--- a/testcontainers-c/testcontainers-c.go
+++ b/testcontainers-c/testcontainers-c.go
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
+
+	uuid "github.com/google/uuid"
 	compose "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/compose"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
 )
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 var containerRequests []*testcontainers.ContainerRequest
 var containers []*testcontainers.Container
 var customizers map[int][]*testcontainers.CustomizeRequestOption
-var composeGroups []*compose.ComposeStack
+var composeGroups []compose.ComposeStack
 
 // Creates Unique container request and returns its ID
 //
@@ -45,16 +48,16 @@ func tc_run_container(requestID int) (id int, ok bool, errstr *C.char) {
 
 //export tc_new_docker_compose
 func tc_new_docker_compose(path *C.cchar_t) (id int, ok bool, errstr *C.char) {
-	compose, err := compose.NewDockerCompose(C.GoString(path))
+	composeFilePaths := []string{C.GoString(path)}
+	identifier := strings.ToLower(uuid.New().String())
+
+	compose := compose.NewLocalDockerCompose(composeFilePaths, identifier)
 	composeId := -1
 	if compose != nil {
 		// We register the container even if the run failed
 		composeGroups = append(composeGroups, &compose)
 		composeId = len(containers) - 1
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, ok, ToCString(err)
-	}
 	return composeId, ok, nil
 }
 
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ func tc_terminate_container(containerID int) *C.char {
 //export tc_terminate_compose
 func tc_terminate_compose(composeID int) *C.char {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	composeInstance := *composeGroups[composeID]
+	composeInstance := composeGroups[composeID]
 	res := composeInstance.Down(ctx, compose.RemoveOrphans(true), compose.RemoveImagesLocal)
 	return ToCString(res)
 }