diff --git a/gdrcd-stack b/gdrcd-stack
index 1659897..e0e072a 100755
--- a/gdrcd-stack
+++ b/gdrcd-stack
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ _dc() {
 
 # Check if docker is installed
 _checkDocker() {
-  if ! type "docker" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
     echo "Error: Docker not found"
     exit 1;
   fi;
@@ -59,15 +59,17 @@ _checkDocker() {
 
 # Check if docker compose is installed
 _checkDockerCompose() {
-  if ! type "docker-compose" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Error: this stack requires Docker Compose v2, please install it and try again"
-    exit 1;
-  fi;
+  # check if docker compose is installed
+  if ! command -v docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 
+    # check if docker-compose is installed
+    if ! command -v docker-compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "Error: Docker Compose not found"
+      exit 1;
+    fi;
 
-  # check if docker compose is installed
-  if ! type "docker compose" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Error: Docker Compose not found"
+    # if docker-compose is installed, suggest to install docker compose v2
+    echo "Error: this stack requires Docker Compose v2, please install it and try again"
     exit 1;
   fi;
 }