diff --git a/generate_config.sh b/generate_config.sh
index 601d8ca27..356010981 100755
--- a/generate_config.sh
+++ b/generate_config.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ done
 echo "checking docker compose version...";
 if docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
+elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
+  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"  
 elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo -e "\e[33mWARN: Your machine is using Docker-Compose v1!\e[0m"
   echo -e "\e[33mmailcow will drop the Docker-Compose v1 Support in December 2022\e[0m"
diff --git a/helper-scripts/_cold-standby.sh b/helper-scripts/_cold-standby.sh
index ca2056059..534add481 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/_cold-standby.sh
+++ b/helper-scripts/_cold-standby.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ function preflight_local_checks() {
   echo "checking docker compose version...";
   if docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2 on local machine!\e[0m"
+  elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
+  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"  
   elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo -e "\e[33mWARN: Your machine is using Docker-Compose v1!\e[0m"
     echo -e "\e[33mmailcow will drop the Docker-Compose v1 Support in December 2022\e[0m"
diff --git a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
index b89c19d48..15407aae0 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
+++ b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ echo "checking docker compose version...";
 if docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
   COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"
+elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
+  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"  
 elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo -e "\e[33mWARN: Your machine is using Docker-Compose v1!\e[0m"
   echo -e "\e[33mmailcow will drop the Docker-Compose v1 Support in December 2022\e[0m"
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 6d01edba5..16e6f9a99 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ echo "checking docker compose version...";
 if docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
   COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"
+elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo -e "\e[32mFound Compose v2!\e[0m"
+  COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"
 elif docker-compose version --short | grep -m1 "^1" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo -e "\e[33mWARN: Your machine is using Docker-Compose v1!\e[0m"
   echo -e "\e[33mmailcow will drop the Docker-Compose v1 Support in December 2022\e[0m"