diff --git a/commands/build.sh b/commands/build.sh
index 1c0dcedd..976e639f 100755
--- a/commands/build.sh
+++ b/commands/build.sh
@@ -191,11 +191,11 @@ while read -r arg ; do
 done <<< "$(plugin_read_list ARGS)"
 
 echo "+++ :docker: Building services ${services[*]}"
-run_docker_compose -f "$override_file" "${build_params[@]}" "${services[@]}"
+run_docker_compose --file "$override_file" "${build_params[@]}" "${services[@]}"
 
 if [[ -n "$image_repository" ]] ; then
   echo "~~~ :docker: Pushing built images to $image_repository"
-  retry "$push_retries" run_docker_compose -f "$override_file" push "${services[@]}"
+  retry "$push_retries" run_docker_compose --file "$override_file" push "${services[@]}"
 
   # iterate over build images
   while [[ ${#build_images[@]} -gt 0 ]] ; do
diff --git a/commands/run.sh b/commands/run.sh
index 5b51047d..0d2c7f9e 100755
--- a/commands/run.sh
+++ b/commands/run.sh
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ done
 if [[ ${#prebuilt_services[@]} -gt 0 ]] ; then
   echo "~~~ :docker: Creating docker-compose override file for prebuilt services"
   build_image_override_file "${prebuilt_service_overrides[@]}" | tee "$override_file"
-  run_params+=(-f "$override_file")
-  pull_params+=(-f "$override_file")
-  up_params+=(-f "$override_file")
+  run_params+=(--file "$override_file")
+  pull_params+=(--file "$override_file")
+  up_params+=(--file "$override_file")
 fi
 
 # If there are multiple services to pull, run it in parallel (although this is now the default)
diff --git a/lib/shared.bash b/lib/shared.bash
index 03b8de8c..fa5d9748 100644
--- a/lib/shared.bash
+++ b/lib/shared.bash
@@ -272,4 +272,4 @@ function validate_tag {
   else
     return 1
   fi
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}