diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1fecfe8257..8e63f6a5ae 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ commands:
       - run:
           name: e2e tests (syncstorage mysql)
           command: >
-               /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+               docker compose
                -f docker-compose.mysql.yaml
                -f docker-compose.e2e.mysql.yaml
                up
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ commands:
       - run:
           name: e2e tests (syncstorage spanner)
           command: >
-               /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+               docker compose
                -f docker-compose.spanner.yaml
                -f docker-compose.e2e.spanner.yaml
                up