diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6cef7d..3d3e4b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ PROJECTNAME ?= agenda_culturel
 APP_NAME := $(PROJECTNAME)
 BACKEND_APP_NAME := $(APP_NAME)-backend
 
+DOCKERCOMPOSE=$(shell if command -v docker-compose; then echo "docker-compose"; else echo "docker compose"; fi)
 define HELP
 
 Manage $(PROJECTNAME). Usage:
@@ -72,34 +73,34 @@ build-translations:
 	"python3 manage.py compilemessages"
 
 build-dev:
-	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up --build -d
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 $(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.yml up --build -d
 
 build-dev-log:
-	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up --build
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 $(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.yml up --build
 
 build-prod:
-	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --build -d
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 $(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --build -d
 
 build-prod-log:
-	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --build
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 $(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --build
 
 stop-dev:
-	@docker compose -f docker-compose.yml down
+	@$(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.yml down
 
 stop-prod:
-	@docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up
+	@$(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.prod.yml up
 
 up-dev: #use up-dev to attach a running environment and have an access to the logs
-	@docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up
+	@$(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.yml up
 
 up-prod:
-	@docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml down
+	@$(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.prod.yml down
 
 restart-backend-prod:
-	docker compose -f docker compose.prod.yml restart backend
+	$(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.prod.yml restart backend
 
 prod-restart:
-	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml restart
+	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=1 $(DOCKERCOMPOSE) -f docker-compose.prod.yml restart
 
 all: help