diff --git a/run-tests.sh b/run-tests.sh
index 6e09d5b..b8ebd4c 100755
--- a/run-tests.sh
+++ b/run-tests.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 export VERBOSE=${VERBOSE:-}
 export COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-conlink-test}
+export DOCKER_COMPOSE=${DOCKER_COMPOSE:-docker-compose}
 declare TEST_NUM=0
 declare -A RESULTS
 declare PASS=0
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ declare FAIL=0
 
 die() { echo >&2 "${*}"; exit 1; }
 vecho() { [ "${VERBOSE}" ] && echo "${*}" || true; }
-dc() { docker-compose "${@}"; }
+dc() { ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} "${@}"; }
 mdc() { ./mdc "${@}" || die "mdc invocation failed"; }
 
 dc_init() {