diff --git a/bitwarden.sh b/bitwarden.sh
index 0a8b262b..ce0711aa 100755
--- a/bitwarden.sh
+++ b/bitwarden.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 set -e
 
 cat << "EOF"
- _     _ _                         _            
-| |__ (_) |___      ____ _ _ __ __| | ___ _ __  
-| '_ \| | __\ \ /\ / / _` | '__/ _` |/ _ \ '_ \ 
+ _     _ _                         _
+| |__ (_) |___      ____ _ _ __ __| | ___ _ __
+| '_ \| | __\ \ /\ / / _` | '__/ _` |/ _ \ '_ \
 | |_) | | |_ \ V  V / (_| | | | (_| |  __/ | | |
 |_.__/|_|\__| \_/\_/ \__,_|_|  \__,_|\___|_| |_|
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if [ "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
             echo -e "Continuing...."
             ;;
         *)
-            exit 1         
+            exit 1
             ;;
     esac
 fi
@@ -68,11 +68,7 @@ KEYCONNECTORVERSION="2024.8.0"
 
 echo "bitwarden.sh version $COREVERSION"
 docker --version
-if [[ "$dccmd" == "docker compose" ]]; then
-    $dccmd version
-else
-    $dccmd --version
-fi
+docker compose version
 
 echo ""
 
@@ -155,7 +151,7 @@ function compressLogs() {
             exit 1
         fi
     fi
-    
+
     # Validate end date format and order
     if [ -n "$END_DATE" ]; then
         validateDateFormat "$END_DATE" "end"
@@ -261,7 +257,7 @@ case $1 in
         $SCRIPTS_DIR/run.sh uninstall $OUTPUT
         ;;
     "compresslogs")
-        checkOutputDirExists        
+        checkOutputDirExists
         compressLogs $OUTPUT $2 $3
         ;;
     "help")
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 50d3cdb9..1c207b86 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 set -e
 
 # Setup
-if command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null
+if ! docker compose version &> /dev/null
 then
-    dccmd='docker-compose'
-else
-    dccmd='docker compose'
+    echo "Error: 'docker compose' is not installed. Please install Docker Compose."
+    exit 1
 fi
 
+
 CYAN='\033[0;36m'
 RED='\033[1;31m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
@@ -108,19 +108,19 @@ function install() {
 function dockerComposeUp() {
     dockerComposeFiles
     dockerComposeVolumes
-    $dccmd up -d
+    docker compose up -d
 }
 
 function dockerComposeDown() {
     dockerComposeFiles
-    if [ $($dccmd ps | wc -l) -gt 2 ]; then
-        $dccmd down
+    if [ $(docker compose ps | wc -l) -gt 2 ]; then
+        docker compose down
     fi
 }
 
 function dockerComposePull() {
     dockerComposeFiles
-    $dccmd pull
+    docker compose pull
 }
 
 function dockerComposeFiles() {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function updateDatabase() {
     # only use container network driver if using the included mssql image
     if grep -q 'Data Source=tcp:mssql,1433' "$ENV_DIR/global.override.env"
     then
-        MSSQL_ID=$($dccmd ps -q mssql)
+        MSSQL_ID=$(docker compose ps -q mssql)
         local docker_network_args="--network container:$MSSQL_ID"
     fi
 
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ function updateDatabase() {
 
 function updatebw() {
     KEY_CONNECTOR_ENABLED=$(grep 'enable_key_connector:' $OUTPUT_DIR/config.yml | awk '{ print $2}')
-    CORE_ID=$($dccmd ps -q admin)
-    WEB_ID=$($dccmd ps -q web)
+    CORE_ID=$(docker compose ps -q admin)
+    WEB_ID=$(docker compose ps -q web)
     if [ "$KEY_CONNECTOR_ENABLED" = true ];
     then
-        KEYCONNECTOR_ID=$($dccmd ps -q key-connector)
+        KEYCONNECTOR_ID=$(docker compose ps -q key-connector)
     fi
 
     if [ $KEYCONNECTOR_ID ] &&