diff --git a/test-network/addOrg3/addOrg3.sh b/test-network/addOrg3/addOrg3.sh
index d21e6d765f..6d0bf7e5d0 100755
--- a/test-network/addOrg3/addOrg3.sh
+++ b/test-network/addOrg3/addOrg3.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ export VERBOSE=false
 . ../scripts/utils.sh
 
 : ${CONTAINER_CLI:="docker"}
-: ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE:="${CONTAINER_CLI}-compose"}
+if command -v docker-compose > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    : ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE:="${CONTAINER_CLI}-compose"}
+else
+    : ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE:="${CONTAINER_CLI} compose"}
+fi
 infoln "Using ${CONTAINER_CLI} and ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE}"
 
 
diff --git a/test-network/scripts/createChannel.sh b/test-network/scripts/createChannel.sh
index f51bfa9000..6b19281469 100755
--- a/test-network/scripts/createChannel.sh
+++ b/test-network/scripts/createChannel.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ BFT="$5"
 : ${BFT:=0}
 
 : ${CONTAINER_CLI:="docker"}
-: ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE:="${CONTAINER_CLI}-compose"}
+if command -v docker-compose > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    : ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE:="${CONTAINER_CLI}-compose"}
+else
+    : ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE:="${CONTAINER_CLI} compose"}
+fi
 infoln "Using ${CONTAINER_CLI} and ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE}"
 
 if [ ! -d "channel-artifacts" ]; then
diff --git a/test-network/scripts/deployCCAAS.sh b/test-network/scripts/deployCCAAS.sh
index 13cc009e4d..217dd9c4d8 100755
--- a/test-network/scripts/deployCCAAS.sh
+++ b/test-network/scripts/deployCCAAS.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ VERBOSE=${12:-"false"}
 CCAAS_SERVER_PORT=9999
 
 : ${CONTAINER_CLI:="docker"}
-: ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE:="${CONTAINER_CLI}-compose"}
+if command -v docker-compose > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    : ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE:="${CONTAINER_CLI}-compose"}
+else
+    : ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE:="${CONTAINER_CLI} compose"}
+fi
 infoln "Using ${CONTAINER_CLI} and ${CONTAINER_CLI_COMPOSE}"
 
 println "executing with the following"